ziekenverpleegsters
Syllables
zie-ken-ver-pleeg-sters
Pronunciation
/ˈziːkə(n)vərpleːɣstərs/
Stress
00010
Morphemes
ziek + pleeg + sters
The word 'ziekenverpleegsters' is a Dutch noun meaning 'nurses'. It's syllabified as zie-ken-ver-pleeg-sters, with stress on 'pleeg'. It's a compound word built from 'ziek' (sick), 'ver' (intensifier), 'pleeg' (care), and 'sters' (feminine agent suffix). Syllabification follows vowel-based rules and preserves consonant clusters.
Definitions
- 1
Female nurses, specifically those caring for the sick.
Nurses (female)
“De ziekenverpleegsters zorgen goed voor de patiënten.”
ant:patiënten
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the fourth syllable, 'pleeg'.
Syllables
zie — Open syllable, stressed.. ken — Open syllable, unstressed.. ver — Open syllable, unstressed.. pleeg — Closed syllable, stressed.. sters — Closed syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
Similar Words
Vowel-Based Syllabification
Each vowel sound generally forms the nucleus of a syllable.
Consonant Cluster Preservation
Consonant clusters are generally kept together within a syllable.
Compound Word Syllabification
Syllabification follows the individual morphemes within a compound word.
- The 'en' connecting element doesn't form a separate syllable.
- Regional variations in the pronunciation of the 'e' vowel.
Nearby Words
17 wordsTrending in Dutch
Terms getting hyphenated by users right now.
- ic-infrastructuur
- abdiceer
- Abchazië
- abcessen
- Abbekerk
- abc-boek
- Abbeweer
- abubakar
- abrikoos
- abattoir
- absoute
- abdellah
- abdullah
- abdallah
- absurds
- absurde
- abusief
- abuizen
- absente
- absence