toekenningscommissie
Syllables
to-e-ken-nings-com-mis-sie
Pronunciation
/tœˈkɛnɪŋs kɔmɪsi/
Stress
0010011
Morphemes
toe- + ken- + -nings, -ie
The word 'toekenningscommissie' is a complex Dutch compound noun divided into seven syllables: to-e-ken-nings-com-mis-sie. The primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('nis'). It is morphologically composed of a prefix, root, and suffixes, and its syllabification follows standard Dutch rules regarding consonant clusters, vowel groups, and compound word boundaries.
Definitions
- 1
A committee responsible for allocating resources or tasks.
Allocation committee
“De toekenningscommissie heeft de subsidies verdeeld.”
“De leden van de toekenningscommissie waren het niet eens over de beste kandidaat.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('nis').
Syllables
to — Open syllable, initial syllable.. e — Open syllable, unstressed.. ken — Closed syllable, contains the root.. nings — Closed syllable, contains the nominalizing suffix.. com — Closed syllable, prefix of the second part.. mis — Closed syllable, root of the second part.. sie — Closed syllable, suffix of the second part, stressed.
Word Parts
Consonant Clusters
Consonant clusters are generally kept together within a syllable unless easily separable.
Vowel Groups
Vowel groups are typically separated into different syllables.
Compound Words
Compound words are divided at the boundaries between their constituent morphemes.
- The 'ie' ending is always a single syllable.
- The word's length and complexity require careful attention to vowel sequences and consonant clusters.
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