verkiezingscommissie
Syllables
ver-kie-zings-com-mis-sie
Pronunciation
/vərˈkiːzɪŋs.kɔmɪ.si/
Stress
001010
Morphemes
ver- + kiez- + -ingscom-missie
The Dutch word 'verkiezingscommissie' (election committee) is syllabified as ver-kie-zings-com-mis-sie, with stress on 'mis'. It's a compound noun formed from Germanic and Latin roots, following Dutch rules of maximizing onsets and breaking consonant clusters.
Definitions
- 1
A committee responsible for organizing and overseeing elections.
Election committee
“De verkiezingscommissie heeft de uitslag bevestigd.”
“De leden van de verkiezingscommissie werden gekozen.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('mis').
Syllables
ver — Open syllable, initial syllable.. kie — Open syllable, vowel sound.. zings — Closed syllable, contains the 'ings' suffix.. com — Open syllable, combining element.. mis — Closed syllable, primary stressed syllable.. sie — Open syllable, final syllable.
Word Parts
Similar Words
Maximize Onsets
Dutch prefers to include as many consonants as possible in the onset of a syllable.
Vowel-Based Division
Syllables generally end in a vowel sound.
Consonant Cluster Breaking
Complex consonant clusters are broken to create valid syllables.
Stress Assignment
Primary stress typically falls on the antepenultimate syllable in Dutch words.
- The 'ings' suffix can sometimes be divided as 'in-gs', but 'zings' is more common.
- Compound words retain the syllabification rules of their constituent parts.
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