benzinestatieonnetje
Syllables
ben-zi-ne-sta-tie-on-net-je
Pronunciation
/bɛn.zi.nə.ˈstaː.ʃɔn.nə.t͡sə/
Stress
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Morphemes
benzin + estationnetje
The word 'benzinestationnetje' is a Dutch noun meaning 'small petrol station'. It's syllabified as ben-zi-ne-sta-tie-on-net-je, with primary stress on 'sta'. The word is a compound built from 'benzine', 'station', and the diminutive suffix 'netje', following Dutch rules of open syllable preference and consonant cluster handling.
Definitions
- 1
small petrol station
small petrol station
“Het benzinestationnetje zat vol met klanten.”
“We stopten bij een benzinestationnetje om te tanken.”
syn:tankstationnetje
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'sta'.
Syllables
ben — Open syllable, unstressed.. zi — Open syllable, unstressed.. ne — Open syllable, schwa vowel, unstressed.. sta — Open syllable, stressed, long vowel.. tie — Open syllable, unstressed.. on — Open syllable, schwa vowel, unstressed.. net — Open syllable, unstressed.. je — Open syllable, schwa vowel, unstressed.
Word Parts
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Open Syllable Preference
Dutch favors syllables ending in vowels.
Consonant Cluster Handling
Consonant clusters are generally kept together.
Vowel-Consonant Pattern
Syllables often follow a V-C pattern.
- The diminutive suffix *-netje* is a common pattern and doesn't present unusual syllabification challenges. The compound nature of the word is standard for Dutch.
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