bedrijfsvoorhefing
Syllables
be-drijf-s-voor-hef-ing
Pronunciation
/bəˈdrɛifsfɔrˈɦɛfɪŋ/
Stress
010111
Morphemes
be- + drijf + ing
The word 'bedrijfsvoorheffing' is a complex Dutch noun divided into six syllables: be-drijf-s-voor-hef-ing. The primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable. It's a compound word with Germanic roots, and its syllabification follows standard Dutch rules for vowel-final and consonant-cluster syllables.
Definitions
- 1
A payroll tax levied on employers in the Netherlands.
Payroll tax
“De bedrijfsvoorheffing moet maandelijks worden afgedragen.”
“Het bedrijf klaagt over de hoge bedrijfsvoorheffing.”
syn:loonheffing
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('voor').
Syllables
be — Open syllable, initial syllable.. drijf — Closed syllable, contains a diphthong.. s — Open syllable, single consonant.. voor — Open syllable.. hef — Closed syllable.. ing — Closed syllable, final consonant cluster.
Word Parts
Open Syllable Rule
Syllables generally end in a vowel sound.
Consonant Cluster Rule
Consonant clusters are generally maintained within a syllable.
Single Consonant Rule
Single consonants following a vowel typically form their own syllable.
- The 'ij' diphthong is treated as a single unit.
- Dutch allows for some flexibility in compound word syllabification, but the provided division is the most common.
Nearby Words
17 wordsTrending in Dutch
Terms getting hyphenated by users right now.
- ic-infrastructuur
- abdiceer
- Abchazië
- abcessen
- Abbekerk
- abc-boek
- Abbeweer
- abubakar
- abrikoos
- abattoir
- absoute
- abdellah
- abdullah
- abdallah
- absurds
- absurde
- abusief
- abuizen
- absente
- absence