afbraakwerkzaamheden
Syllables
af-braak-werk-zaam-he-den
Pronunciation
/ɑfˈbraːkʋɛrksaːməde(n)/
Stress
000100
Morphemes
af + braak + werkzaamheden
The word 'afbraakwerkzaamheden' is a compound noun meaning 'demolition activities'. It is syllabified as af-braak-werk-zaam-he-den, with primary stress on 'zaam'. The word is built from Germanic roots and suffixes, and its syllabification follows Dutch rules of onset maximization and vowel-centric syllable structure.
Definitions
- 1
Demolition activities; the work involved in tearing down buildings or structures.
Demolition activities
“De gemeente heeft de afbraakwerkzaamheden aangekondigd.”
“Er zijn veiligheidsmaatregelen getroffen tijdens de afbraakwerkzaamheden.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'zaam'.
Syllables
af — Open syllable, unstressed.. braak — Closed syllable, unstressed.. werk — Closed syllable, unstressed.. zaam — Closed syllable, primary stressed.. he — Open syllable, unstressed.. den — Closed syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
Similar Words
Onset Maximization
Dutch prefers to include as many consonants as possible in the onset of a syllable (e.g., 'br-' in 'braak').
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 'aa' digraph is pronounced as a long /aː/ sound.
- The final '-heden' suffix is often reduced in rapid speech, but the syllabification remains the same.
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