bedrijfpensioenfondsenfonden
Syllables
be-drijf-pen-si-oen-fon-dsen-fon-den
Pronunciation
/bəˈdrɛifspɛnsiˈɔnˌfɔndzən/
Stress
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Morphemes
bedrijf, pensioen, fonds + -en
The word 'bedrijfspensioenfondsen' is a Dutch compound noun divided into nine syllables, with primary stress on 'pen'. Syllabification follows the principle of maximizing onsets and adhering to the penultimate stress rule. It consists of multiple roots ('bedrijf', 'pensioen', 'fonds') and a plural suffix ('-en').
Definitions
- 1
Company pension funds
Company pension funds
“De bedrijfspensioenfondsen spelen een belangrijke rol in de Nederlandse economie.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('pen').
Syllables
be — Open syllable, unstressed.. drijf — Closed syllable, unstressed.. pen — Open syllable, primary stressed.. si — Open syllable, unstressed.. oen — Open syllable, unstressed.. fon — Closed syllable, unstressed.. dsen — Closed syllable, unstressed.. fon — Closed syllable, unstressed.. den — Closed syllable, unstressed.
Maximize Onsets
Dutch syllabification favors consonant clusters forming the onset of a syllable.
Vowel as Syllable Nucleus
Each syllable must contain a vowel nucleus.
Penultimate Stress
Stress generally falls on the second-to-last syllable.
- The 'ds' cluster is a common and permissible onset in Dutch. The word's length and compound nature are the main complexities.
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