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afbetalingssystemen

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7 syllables
19 characters
Dutch
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afbetalingsystemen

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

af-be-ta-ling-sys-te-men

Pronunciation

/ɑf.bəˈtaː.lɪŋ.sɪs.teː.mən/

Stress

0010100

Morphemes

af + betaal + ing-systeem-en

The word 'afbetalingssystemen' is a Dutch compound noun divided into seven syllables: af-be-ta-ling-sys-te-men. The primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('sys'). It's formed from a prefix ('af'), a root ('betaal'), and suffixes ('-ing', '-systeem', '-en'). Syllabification follows Dutch rules favoring open syllables and avoiding initial consonant clusters.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    A system of installment payments.

    Payment systems, installment systems.

    “De bank biedt verschillende afbetalingssystemen aan.”

    “We hebben gekozen voor een afbetalingssysteem met maandelijkse termijnen.”

    syn:betalingsregelingtermijnen
    ant:contante betalingdirecte betaling

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('sys'). Dutch generally has penultimate stress, but compound words can have multiple stress points.

Syllables

7
af/ɑf/
be/bə/
ta/taː/
ling/lɪŋ/
sys/sɪs/
te/teː/
men/mən/

af — Open syllable, consisting of a vowel and a consonant. Unstressed.. be — Open syllable, consisting of a vowel and a consonant. Unstressed.. ta — Open syllable, consisting of a vowel and a consonant. Slightly stressed.. ling — Closed syllable, consisting of a vowel and two consonants. The 'ng' is treated as a single phoneme.. sys — Closed syllable, consisting of a vowel and two consonants. Primary stress.. te — Open syllable, consisting of a vowel and a consonant. Unstressed.. men — Closed syllable, consisting of a vowel and a consonant. Unstressed.

Word Parts

pre

af

Germanic origin, meaning 'off' or 'away from'.

root

betaal

Dutch, related to 'betalen' (to pay).

suf

ing-systeem-en

'-ing' forms a noun from a verb; '-systeem' is of Greek origin; '-en' is the plural marker.

Similar Words

be­ta­lings­me­tho­deter­mijn­be­ta­lingfi­nan­cie­rings­sys­teem

Open Syllable Preference

Dutch favors open syllables (CV) whenever possible.

Avoid Initial Consonant Clusters

Consonant clusters are generally avoided at the beginning of a syllable.

Compound Word Division

Compound words are divided at the boundaries of their constituent parts.

  • The 'ng' cluster is treated as a single phoneme.
  • Regional variations in vowel pronunciation may exist, but do not affect syllabification.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/12/2025

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