diepvriesmaaltijden
Syllables
diep-vries-maal-tijd-en
Pronunciation
/ˈdipfrisˌmaːltɛidən/
Stress
01000
Morphemes
diep + vries + en
The word 'diepvriesmaaltijden' is a compound noun syllabified into 'diep-vries-maal-tijd-en', with stress on 'maal'. It consists of the prefix 'diep', the root 'vries', and the roots 'maal' and 'tijd' with the plural suffix 'en'. Syllabification follows Dutch rules of maximizing onsets and handling consonant clusters.
Definitions
- 1
Meals that have been frozen for preservation.
Deep-freeze meals, frozen meals
“We hebben vanavond diepvriesmaaltijden gegeten.”
“De supermarkt heeft een groot assortiment diepvriesmaaltijden.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the third syllable ('maal').
Syllables
diep — Open syllable, initial syllable.. vries — Closed syllable, contains a consonant cluster.. maal — Closed syllable, stressed syllable.. tijd — Diphthong, closed syllable.. en — Open syllable, plural marker.
Word Parts
Consonant Clusters
Dutch allows for complex consonant clusters within syllables, such as 'vries'.
Vowel Groups
Vowel groups are divided into separate syllables if they form distinct diphthongs.
Maximizing Onsets
Syllables tend to begin with as many consonants as possible.
Compound Words
Compound words are syllabified by dividing them into their constituent parts.
- The 'ie' digraph is pronounced as a diphthong.
- The 'v' sound is a fricative and can be part of a syllable onset.
Nearby Words
17 wordsTrending in Dutch
Terms getting hyphenated by users right now.
- ic-infrastructuur
- abdiceer
- Abchazië
- abcessen
- Abbekerk
- abc-boek
- Abbeweer
- abubakar
- abrikoos
- abattoir
- absoute
- abdellah
- abdullah
- abdallah
- absurds
- absurde
- abusief
- abuizen
- absente
- absence