waterdoorlaatendheid
Syllables
wa-ter-door-laat-en-dheid
Pronunciation
/ˈwaːtərˌdoːrlaːtənˌɦɛit/
Stress
010001
Morphemes
water + doorlaat + heid
The word 'waterdoorlatendheid' is a complex Dutch noun meaning 'water permeability'. It is syllabified as 'wa-ter-door-laat-en-dheid' with primary stress on 'laat'. It's formed from the prefix 'water-', the root 'doorlaat-', and the suffix '-heid'. Syllabification follows vowel-centric rules and handles consonant clusters appropriately.
Definitions
- 1
The property of allowing water to pass through.
Water permeability
“De waterdoorlatendheid van de grond is belangrijk voor de landbouw.”
“De waterdoorlatendheid van het filter moet regelmatig gecontroleerd worden.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('laat'). The first and fifth syllables are unstressed.
Syllables
wa — Open syllable, containing a long vowel.. ter — Closed syllable, containing a schwa.. door — Closed syllable, containing a long vowel and a common Dutch cluster.. laat — Closed syllable, stressed syllable, containing a long vowel.. en — Open syllable, containing a schwa.. dheid — Closed syllable, containing a short vowel and a final consonant cluster.
Word Parts
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Vowel-Centric Syllabification
Syllables are built around vowel sounds. Each vowel sound typically forms the nucleus of a syllable.
Consonant Cluster Handling
Consonant clusters are generally kept together within a syllable, unless they are easily separable by a vowel.
Stress Placement
Stress typically falls on the penultimate syllable in Dutch words.
- The 'door' cluster is often treated as a single unit.
- The 'nd' cluster is a common occurrence and is usually kept together.
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