afdelingsbijeenkomsten
Syllables
af-de-lings-bi-jeen-kom-sten
Pronunciation
/ɑfˈdeːlɪŋsˌbɪjɛnˈkɔmstən/
Stress
0010010
Morphemes
af + deling + s
The word 'afdelingsbijeenkomsten' is a complex Dutch noun divided into seven syllables: af-de-lings-bi-jeen-kom-sten. The primary stress falls on 'kom'. It's a compound word with a prefix, root, and suffixes, and its syllabification follows Dutch rules prioritizing vowel sounds and avoiding digraph splitting.
Definitions
- 1
Meetings of a department within an organization.
Department meetings
“De afdelingsbijeenkomsten worden elke maand gehouden.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable 'kom'.
Syllables
af — Open syllable, initial syllable, contains a short vowel.. de — Open syllable, contains a schwa vowel.. lings — Closed syllable, contains a short vowel and a consonant cluster.. bi — Open syllable, contains a short vowel.. jeen — Open syllable, contains a short vowel.. kom — Closed syllable, stressed syllable, contains a short vowel.. sten — Closed syllable, contains a schwa vowel and a consonant cluster.
Word Parts
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Vowel Peak
Each syllable contains a vowel sound.
Consonant Clusters
Consonant clusters are kept together unless easily separable.
Avoid Digraph Splitting
Digraphs like 'ij' are not split.
- The 'ij' digraph is treated as a single vowel.
- The 'st' cluster remains together.
- Vowel reduction (schwa) is common in unstressed syllables.
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