wethouderskandidaat
Syllables
we-thou-ders-kan-di-daat
Pronunciation
/ˈʋɛtɦɑu̯dərsˌkɑnˈdidaːt/
Stress
010101
Morphemes
wethouder + kandidaat
The word 'wethouderskandidaat' is a Dutch compound noun syllabified according to onset maximization and vowel-centric rules. The primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('kan'). It consists of the morphemes 'wethouder' (alderman) and 'kandidaat' (candidate), connected by a genitive 's'.
Definitions
- 1
A candidate for the position of alderman.
Alderman candidate
“De wethouderskandidaat presenteerde zijn plannen.”
“Zij is een veelbelovende wethouderskandidaat.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('kan'). The stress pattern is typical for Dutch compound nouns.
Syllables
we — Open syllable, initial syllable, vowel-initial.. thou — Closed syllable, contains a diphthong.. ders — Closed syllable, consonant cluster at the end.. kan — Open syllable, stressed syllable.. di — Open syllable, unstressed.. daat — Closed syllable, final syllable, long vowel.
Word Parts
Onset Maximization
Dutch prefers to include as many consonants as possible in the onset of a syllable.
Vowel-Centric Syllables
Each syllable generally contains one vowel sound.
Compound Word Syllabification
Compound words are syllabified as if they were separate words joined together.
- The 's' linking the two noun phrases is not a syllable on its own.
- The diphthong /ɑu̯/ in 'wethouder' is a single phoneme and forms a single syllable.
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