bedrijfsverenigingen
Syllables
be-drijf-sve-re-ni-gin-gen
Pronunciation
/bəˈdrɛifsfərˈeːnɪɣɪŋə(n)/
Stress
0100100
Morphemes
be- + drijf- + -sverenigingen
The word 'bedrijfsverenigingen' is a Dutch noun meaning 'business associations'. It is syllabified as be-drijf-sve-re-ni-gin-gen, with primary stress on the penultimate syllable. It's a compound word built from Germanic roots and suffixes, following standard Dutch syllabification rules prioritizing vowels and handling consonant clusters as single units.
Definitions
- 1
Associations of businesses, companies' associations, or business organizations.
Business associations
“De bedrijfsverenigingen pleiten voor lagere belastingen.”
“Hij is lid van verschillende bedrijfsverenigingen.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'ni' (ve-re-ni-gin-gen). The first syllable 'be' is unstressed.
Syllables
be — Open syllable, unstressed.. drijf — Closed syllable, stressed.. sve — Open syllable, unstressed.. re — Open syllable, unstressed.. ni — Open syllable, stressed.. gin — Closed syllable, unstressed.. gen — Open syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
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Vowel-centric Syllabification
Dutch prioritizes vowels as syllable nuclei. Each syllable contains at least one vowel sound.
Consonant Cluster Handling
Consonant clusters are generally kept together within a syllable unless they are easily separable.
Compound Word Syllabification
Compound words are syllabified based on the individual morphemes that compose them.
- The 'fs' cluster is consistently treated as a single unit within the syllable.
- The final '-en' is often reduced in pronunciation to '-ə(n)', but this does not affect the syllabification.
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