wedstrijdsekretarissen
Syllables
wed-strijd-se-kre-ta-ris-sen
Pronunciation
/ˈʋɛt.stʁɛi̯t.sɛ.kʁə.taˈɾɪs.sə(n)/
Stress
0100110
Morphemes
wed + strijd + secretarissen
The word 'wedstrijdsecretarissen' is a Dutch noun meaning 'competition secretaries'. It is syllabified as wed-strijd-se-kre-ta-ris-sen, with primary stress on '-taris-'. The word is a compound noun with a complex morphological structure, and its syllabification follows standard Dutch rules prioritizing open syllables and penultimate stress.
Definitions
- 1
People responsible for the administrative tasks related to a competition.
Competition secretaries
“De wedstrijdsecretarissen waren druk bezig met de inschrijvingen.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable '-taris-'. The stress pattern is typical for Dutch nouns.
Syllables
wed — Open syllable, initial syllable.. strijd — Closed syllable, contains a diphthong.. se — Open syllable.. kre — Open syllable, schwa vowel.. ta — Open syllable.. ris — Closed syllable, stressed syllable.. sen — Closed syllable, plural marker.
Word Parts
Vowel-Initial Syllables
Each vowel generally begins a new syllable.
Consonant Clusters
Consonant clusters are broken up according to sonority.
Penultimate Stress
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable.
Compound Word Syllabification
Compound words are syllabified as if they were separate words joined together.
- The 'd' in 'wedstrijd' could potentially be part of the following syllable, but separation creates a more open syllable structure.
- The final '-sen' is a common plural marker and is consistently syllabified as a separate unit.
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