appartementengebouw
Syllables
ap-par-te-men-ten-ge-bouw
Pronunciation
/a.pɑr.tə.mɛn.tə.ɣə.bɑu̯/
Stress
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Morphemes
bouw + appartementen-ge-
The word 'appartementengebouw' is a compound noun syllabified into seven syllables: ap-par-te-men-ten-ge-bouw. Stress falls on the final syllable 'bouw'. The word is formed from French and Germanic roots, and its syllabification follows standard Dutch rules based on vowel nuclei and permissible syllable codas.
Definitions
- 1
A building containing apartments.
Apartment building
“Het appartementengebouw heeft tien verdiepingen.”
“Ze wonen in een nieuw appartementengebouw.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the final syllable 'bouw'. Dutch generally stresses the penultimate syllable in compound nouns, but in this case, the final syllable is more prominent.
Syllables
ap — Open syllable, vowel nucleus 'a'. par — Open syllable, vowel nucleus 'a'. te — Open syllable, vowel nucleus 'ə'. men — Closed syllable, vowel nucleus 'e'. ten — Closed syllable, vowel nucleus 'ə'. ge — Open syllable, vowel nucleus 'ə'. bouw — Closed syllable, diphthong 'au'
Word Parts
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Vowel Nucleus Rule
Each syllable must contain a vowel nucleus. Consonants are assigned to the adjacent syllable based on sonority.
Consonant Cluster Rule
Consonant clusters are broken up based on permissible syllable codas in Dutch. Generally, syllables do not end in consonant clusters unless they are part of a diphthong.
- The 'g' in 'ge-' is pronounced as a soft 'ɣ' in this context.
- The 'au' in 'bouw' is a diphthong, forming a single syllable.
- Regional variations in vowel pronunciation may exist, but do not affect the core syllabification.
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