vanzelfsprekendheid
Syllables
van-zelf-spre-kend-heid
Pronunciation
/vɑ̃ˈzɛlf.sprɛ.kənt.hɛit/
Stress
00010
Morphemes
van + sprek + -heid
The word 'vanzelfsprekendheid' is divided into five syllables: van-zelf-spre-kend-heid. Stress falls on 'kend'. It's a noun formed from Germanic roots and suffixes, with the 'spr' cluster treated as a single unit during syllabification.
Definitions
- 1
The quality of being obvious or self-evident; a matter of course.
Self-evidence, matter-of-course-ness
“De waarheid van zijn bewering was een kwestie van *vanzelfsprekendheid*.”
“Ze nam de hulp als *vanzelfsprekendheid* aan.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'kend'.
Syllables
van — Open syllable, nasal vowel.. zelf — Closed syllable.. spre — Closed syllable, consonant cluster.. kend — Closed syllable, stressed.. heid — Diphthong followed by a consonant.
Word Parts
Vowel-Consonant Rule
Syllables generally end in vowels.
Consonant Cluster Rule
Consonant clusters are kept together within a syllable unless easily separable.
Stress Rule
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable in many Dutch words.
- The 'spr' cluster is treated as a single unit for syllabification.
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