televisimedewerkers
Syllables
te-le-vi-si-me-de-wer-kers
Pronunciation
/te.lə.vi.si.mə.də.ʋɛr.kərs/
Stress
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Morphemes
te + levisi + kers
The Dutch compound noun 'televisiemedewerkers' (television employees) is syllabified as te-le-vi-si-me-de-wer-kers, with stress on 'wer'. It's formed from prefixes, roots, and suffixes, and its syllable structure is typical of Dutch.
Definitions
- 1
People who work in television.
Television employees
“De televisiemedewerkers waren aanwezig bij de persconferentie.”
“Zij zijn allemaal televisiemedewerkers van de NOS.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('wer').
Syllables
te — Open syllable, unstressed.. le — Open syllable, unstressed.. vi — Open syllable, unstressed.. si — Open syllable, unstressed.. me — Open syllable, unstressed.. de — Open syllable, unstressed.. wer — Closed syllable, primary stressed.. kers — Closed syllable, unstressed.
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Consonant-Vowel Division
Syllables are generally divided between consonants and vowels.
Maximizing Onsets
Consonant clusters are kept together at the beginning of a syllable.
Vowel Clusters
Vowel clusters are often broken up into separate syllables.
Compound Word Syllabification
Each component of a compound word is syllabified according to the above rules.
- Syllabification of vowel clusters can be somewhat flexible, and regional variations may exist.
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