ziekteverspreidende
Syllables
ziek-te-ver-sprei-den-de
Pronunciation
/ˈziktəvərˌspreːidən.də/
Stress
000100
Morphemes
ver- + ziekte + -spreidende
The word 'ziekteverspreidende' is syllabified as ziek-te-ver-sprei-den-de, with stress on 'sprei'. It's a compound adjective formed from 'ziekte' (disease) and 'verspreidende' (spreading). Syllable division follows vowel peak and consonant cluster rules.
Definitions
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Causing the spread of disease.
Disease-spreading
“De ziekteverspreidende muggen vormden een groot probleem.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable 'sprei'.
Syllables
ziek — Open syllable, initial syllable.. te — Open syllable, unstressed.. ver — Open syllable, prefix.. sprei — Diphthong, stressed syllable.. den — Open syllable, unstressed.. de — Open syllable, final syllable.
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Vowel Peak
Each syllable contains a vowel sound.
Consonant Clusters
Consonant clusters are split around vowel peaks.
Compound Words
Division at morpheme boundaries where possible.
Suffixes
Suffixes are generally separated into their own syllables.
- The 'ei' diphthong in 'ziekte' is a common Dutch feature.
- The 'spr' cluster in 'verspreid' is a typical Dutch consonant cluster.
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