benzinemaatschappeijen
Syllables
ben-zin-e-maat-schap-pei-jen
Pronunciation
/bɛnzinəmaːˈtʃɑpɛi̯ən/
Stress
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Morphemes
benzin + emaatschappij-en
The word 'benzinemaatschappijen' is a compound noun syllabified based on vowel sounds and Dutch stress rules. The primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('-schap-'). It consists of seven syllables, formed by combining the root 'benzin' with the suffixes 'maatschappij' and '-en'.
Definitions
- 1
Companies that produce and sell gasoline or petrol.
Gasoline companies / Petrol companies
“De benzinemaatschappijen verhogen de prijzen.”
“Er zijn veel benzinemaatschappijen in Nederland.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('-schap-'), following the typical Dutch stress pattern.
Syllables
ben — Open syllable, initial syllable.. zin — Open syllable.. e — Open syllable, schwa sound.. maat — Open syllable.. schap — Closed, stressed syllable.. pei — Open syllable, contains a diphthong.. jen — Open syllable, final syllable, schwa sound.
Word Parts
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Vowel-Based Syllabification
Syllables are formed around vowel sounds. Each vowel (or diphthong) generally forms the nucleus of a syllable.
Penultimate Stress
Dutch generally stresses the second-to-last syllable of a word.
Consonant Cluster Handling
Consonant clusters are generally maintained within a syllable, unless they create an unpronounceable sequence.
- The 'sch' digraph is pronounced as /ʃ/. The diphthong 'ei' is a common Dutch sound. Regional variations in vowel pronunciation may exist, but do not affect syllabification.
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