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classificatiebureaus

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8 syllables
20 characters
Dutch
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8syllables

classifikatiebureausus

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

clas-si-fi-ka-tie-bu-reau-sus

Pronunciation

/klasifiˈkaːtsiˌbyːroːz/

Stress

00010000

Morphemes

classificatie- + classificatie- + -bureaus

The word 'classificatiebureaus' is a compound noun divided into eight syllables: clas-si-fi-ka-tie-bu-reau-sus. Stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable. It's morphologically composed of a Latin-derived prefix/root 'classificatie-' and a French-derived suffix '-bureaus'. Syllabification follows standard Dutch rules prioritizing vowel peaks and pronounceable consonant clusters.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    Agencies or offices that perform classifications, categorizations, or assessments.

    Classification agencies/bureaus

    “De classificatiebureaus beoordelen de kredietwaardigheid van bedrijven.”

    “Verschillende classificatiebureaus gaven een negatieve beoordeling.”

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('ka' in 'classificatie').

Syllables

8
clas/klas/
si/si/
fi/fi/
ka/kaː/
tie/tsi/
bu/byː/
reau/roː/
sus/sʏs/

clas — Open syllable, onset cluster 'cl', vowel 'a'.. si — Open syllable, onset 's', vowel 'i'.. fi — Open syllable, onset 'f', vowel 'i'.. ka — Open syllable, onset 'k', vowel 'a', lengthened vowel.. tie — Closed syllable, onset 't', vowel 'i', coda 'e'.. bu — Open syllable, onset 'b', vowel 'u', lengthened vowel.. reau — Open syllable, onset 'r', vowel 'o', lengthened vowel.. sus — Closed syllable, onset 's', vowel 'u', coda 's'.

Onset Rule

Consonant clusters are maintained as onsets if pronounceable.

Vowel Peak Rule

Each syllable must contain a vowel sound.

Coda Rule

Syllables can end in consonants, but complex codas may be simplified.

Sonority Sequencing Principle

Sounds within a syllable are ordered from more to less sonorous.

  • The 'ie' digraph is pronounced as a diphthong /i/ or /eɪ/.
  • Schwa reduction in unstressed syllables is common.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/9/2025

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