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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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