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afleidingsmanoeuvres

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6 syllables
20 characters
Dutch
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Fig. 1 — . The composing stick. “afleidingsmanoeuvres” is set in lead; each gap is a place it may break.
6syllables

afleidingsmanoevres

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

af-lei-dings-ma-noe-vres

Pronunciation

/ɑfˈlɛidɪŋs.mə.nøːv.rəs/

Stress

001010

Morphemes

af + leid + ings

The word 'afleidingsmanoeuvres' is a Dutch noun meaning 'diversionary tactics'. It is divided into six syllables: af-lei-dings-ma-noe-vres, with primary stress on the penultimate syllable. The word consists of a Germanic prefix 'af-', root 'leid-', suffix 'ings', and a French loanword 'manoeuvres'. Syllabification follows vowel-based division and preserves consonant clusters.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    Distraction tactics, diversionary maneuvers, or misleading actions.

    Diversionary tactics/maneuvers

    “De politie gebruikte afleidingsmanoeuvres om de verdachte te arresteren.”

    “Zijn verklaringen waren slechts afleidingsmanoeuvres om de aandacht af te leiden van de waarheid.”

    syn:afleidingenmisleidingenlistigheid
    ant:openheideerlijkheiddirectheid

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('ma-noe-'), indicated by '1'. Other syllables are unstressed ('0').

Syllables

6
af/ɑf/
lei/lɛi/
dings/dɪŋs/
ma/mə/
noe/nøː/
vres/vrəs/

af — Open syllable, containing a short vowel and a voiced fricative.. lei — Open syllable, containing a diphthong.. dings — Closed syllable, containing a short vowel and a nasal consonant.. ma — Open syllable, containing a schwa.. noe — Open syllable, containing a long vowel.. vres — Closed syllable, containing a vowel and a voiced fricative.

Word Parts

pre

af

Germanic origin, separative function.

root

leid

Germanic origin, related to 'lijden' (to suffer).

suf

ings

Germanic origin, forms a noun from a verb.

Similar Words

ver­lei­din­genbe­han­de­lin­genuit­da­gin­gen

Vowel-Based Division

Syllables are formed around vowel sounds, creating open syllables where possible.

Consonant Cluster Preservation

Consonant clusters are kept together within a syllable unless they are easily separable.

Loanword Integration

Loanwords like 'manoeuvres' are treated as single morphological units for syllabification.

  • The French loanword 'manoeuvres' is treated as a single unit, which is common for integrated loanwords in Dutch.
  • The sequence '-ings' is a common Dutch construction and follows standard syllabification patterns.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/9/2025

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