brugwachtershuisjes
Syllables
brug-wach-ter-shuis-jes
Pronunciation
/brʏɣˈʋɑxtərʃœy̯sə(s)/
Stress
01001
Morphemes
brug, wachter, huis + -jes, -s
The word 'brugwachtershuisjes' is a Dutch compound noun consisting of five syllables. Stress falls on the second syllable ('wach'). Syllabification follows the Dutch preference for open syllables (CV) and avoids consonant clusters at syllable boundaries. The word is composed of the roots 'brug' (bridge), 'wachter' (guard), and 'huis' (house), with the suffixes '-jes' (diminutive) and '-s' (plural).
Definitions
- 1
Small houses for bridge operators/watchmen.
Bridge operator's houses / Bridge keeper's cottages
“De oude brugwachtershuisjes langs het kanaal zijn een charmant gezicht.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the second syllable ('wach').
Syllables
brug — Open syllable, consisting of a consonant and a vowel.. wach — Open syllable, consisting of a consonant and a vowel.. ter — Open syllable, consisting of a consonant and a vowel.. shuis — Syllable division after 's' due to the following vowel.. jes — Open syllable, consisting of a consonant and a vowel.
Word Parts
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Open Syllable Preference
Dutch favors syllables of the form CV (consonant-vowel).
Consonant-Vowel Division
When a consonant is followed by a vowel, a syllable break occurs between them.
- The 'sch' cluster is treated as a single unit in pronunciation, but divided for orthographic purposes.
- The final -es ending is a common plural marker.
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