toetredingsvoorwaardenen
Syllables
toe-tre-ding-s-voor-waar-de-nen
Pronunciation
/tuːˈtrɛdɪŋsfoːrˈʋaːrdə(n)/
Stress
01000100
Morphemes
voor- + toetreding + -s-
The word 'toetredingsvoorwaarden' is a complex Dutch noun meaning 'conditions of admission'. It is divided into eight syllables following Dutch syllabification rules prioritizing open syllables and respecting consonant clusters. The primary stress falls on the third syllable ('ding'). The word is morphologically composed of a root ('toetreding'), a genitive marker ('-s-'), a prefix ('voor-'), and a suffix ('-n').
Definitions
- 1
Conditions of admission, requirements for joining, entry requirements.
Conditions of admission
“De toetredingsvoorwaarden voor de universiteit zijn streng.”
“Hij voldoet niet aan de toetredingsvoorwaarden.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the third syllable ('ding'), following the general Dutch rule of stressing the penultimate syllable. The fifth syllable ('waar') also receives secondary stress.
Syllables
toe — Open syllable, initial syllable, vowel sound /uː/.. tre — Closed syllable, consonant cluster /tr/, vowel sound /ɛ/.. ding — Closed syllable, stressed syllable, nasal consonant /ŋ/.. s — Short syllable, genitive marker.. voor — Open syllable, prefix, long vowel /oː/.. waar — Open syllable, vowel sound /aː/, voiced fricative /ʋ/.. de — Open syllable, schwa vowel /ə/.. nen — Closed syllable, plural marker, schwa vowel /ə/.
Word Parts
Open Syllable Preference
Dutch favors creating open syllables (ending in a vowel) whenever possible. This is evident in syllables like 'toe', 'voor', and 'waar'.
Consonant Cluster Handling
Consonant clusters are generally kept together within a syllable unless they can be split naturally based on sonority. The 'tr-' cluster in 'tre' is an example.
Prefix/Suffix Separation
Prefixes and suffixes are typically separated into their own syllables, as seen with 'voor-' and '-s-'.
- The '-ings-' sequence is a common feature in Dutch derived words and is treated as a single syllable unit.
- The final '-n' is often weakly pronounced, but it still forms a syllable.
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