toelatingscriterium
Syllables
toe-la-tings-cri-te-ri-um
Pronunciation
/toː.laː.tɪŋs.kri.teː.ri.əm/
Stress
0010110
Morphemes
toe- + laat- + -ingscriterium
The word 'toelatingscriterium' is a complex Dutch noun with seven syllables, divided based on vowel sounds and consonant cluster preservation. Stress falls on the penultimate syllable. It's a compound word with Latin and Dutch morphemes, meaning 'admission criterion'.
Definitions
- 1
A standard or requirement used to determine whether someone or something is accepted.
Admission criterion
“De toelatingscriteria voor de universiteit zijn streng.”
“Hij voldeed aan alle toelatingscriteria.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'cri' (1). All other syllables are unstressed (0).
Syllables
toe — Open syllable, initial syllable, vowel sound /oː/. la — Open syllable, vowel sound /aː/. tings — Closed syllable, contains the nominalizing suffix -ing. cri — Open syllable, part of the borrowed word 'criterium'. te — Open syllable, vowel sound /eː/. ri — Open syllable, part of the borrowed word 'criterium'. um — Closed syllable, final syllable of 'criterium'
Word Parts
Vowel-Based Division
Syllables are generally formed around vowel sounds.
Consonant Cluster Preservation
Consonant clusters are kept together within a syllable whenever possible.
Avoid Single Initial Consonants
Avoid starting a syllable with a single consonant if it can be combined with a preceding vowel.
- The Latin-derived 'criterium' is treated as a single unit.
- The '-ings' cluster is a common Dutch nominalizing suffix and is treated as a single syllable unit.
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