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dierenspeciaalzaken

Complete linguistic analysis including syllable division, pronunciation, morphology, and definitions.

7 syllables
19 characters
Dutch
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Fig. 1 — . The composing stick. “dierenspeciaalzaken” is set in lead; each gap is a place it may break.
7syllables

dierenspeciaalzaken

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

dier-en-spe-ci-aal-za-ken

Pronunciation

/ˈdiːrə(n)spəˈsi̯aːlzɑkə(n)/

Stress

0000101

Morphemes

dier + en-speciaal-zaak-en

The word 'dierenspeciaalzaken' is a compound noun syllabified based on onset-rime principles. Stress falls on the penultimate syllable of the final component. The word consists of a Germanic root 'dier' and suffixes of Germanic and French origin.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    Animal specialty shops

    Animal specialty shops

    “De dierenspeciaalzaken in de stad zijn erg populair.”

    “We kochten een nieuwe kooi in de dierenspeciaalzaken.”

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable of the final component 'za-ken' (the 'a' in 'za').

Syllables

7
dier/diːr/
en/ən/
spe/spə/
ci/si/
aal/aːl/
za/za/
ken/kən/

dier — Open syllable, long vowel.. en — Open syllable, schwa sound.. spe — Closed syllable, consonant cluster onset.. ci — Open syllable.. aal — Closed syllable, long vowel.. za — Open syllable.. ken — Closed syllable.

Onset-Rime

Dutch syllables are divided into onset and rime based on consonant and vowel sequences.

Syllable Weight

Open vs. closed syllable structure influences vowel length.

Compound Word Syllabification

Each morpheme within a compound word is syllabified according to standard rules.

  • Compound word structure requires recognizing morpheme boundaries.
  • Regional variations in vowel pronunciation may occur, but do not affect syllabification.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/11/2025

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