verdienstelijkheden
Syllables
ver-dienst-elijk-he-den
Pronunciation
/vərˈdinstələkˌɦɛdə(n)/
Stress
01000
Morphemes
ver- + dienst + -elijkheden
The Dutch noun 'verdienstelijkheden' (merits) is syllabified as ver-dienst-elijk-he-den, with primary stress on 'dienst'. It's formed from the prefix 'ver-', root 'dienst', and suffixes '-elijk' and '-heden'. Syllabification follows standard Dutch rules of onset maximization and vowel nucleus formation.
Definitions
- 1
Merits, achievements, distinctions, qualifications.
Merits, achievements, distinctions
“Zijn verdienstelijkheden werden erkend door de universiteit.”
“De lijst met verdienstelijkheden van de kandidaat was indrukwekkend.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('dienst').
Syllables
ver — Open syllable, unstressed.. dienst — Closed syllable, primary stress.. elijk — Closed syllable, unstressed.. he — Open syllable, unstressed.. den — Closed syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
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Onset Maximization
Consonant clusters are kept together at the beginning of a syllable.
Vowel Nucleus
Each vowel or diphthong forms the nucleus of a syllable.
Diphthong Rule
Diphthongs are treated as a single vowel sound within a syllable.
Stress Rule
Stress generally falls on the antepenultimate syllable in words with four or more syllables.
- The 'd' between 'dienst' and 'elijk' could be a point of ambiguity, but Dutch favors keeping the 'dienst' root intact.
- The final '-heden' is a common suffix and consistently forms a separate syllable.
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