driënzeventigjaarige
Syllables
dri-ën-ze-ven-tig-jaar-i-ge
Pronunciation
/ˈdri.ən.zə.vən.tɪx.jaː.rə.ɣə/
Stress
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Morphemes
drie- + zeven- + -ënzeventigjarige
The word 'drieënzeventigjarige' is a compound adjective meaning 'seventy-three-year-old'. It is syllabified based on Dutch rules favoring open syllables, with primary stress on the penultimate syllable 'jaar'. The word is morphologically complex, built from prefixes, roots, and suffixes of Germanic origin.
Definitions
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Seventy-three-year-old
Seventy-three-year-old
“De drieënzeventigjarige man wandelde langzaam.”
“Zij is een drieënzeventigjarige vrouw.”
ant:jong
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'jaar'.
Syllables
dri — Open syllable (CV), unstressed.. ën — Open syllable (CV), unstressed, reduced vowel.. ze — Open syllable (CV), unstressed.. ven — Open syllable (CV), unstressed.. tig — Open syllable (CV), unstressed.. jaar — Open syllable (CV), stressed, long vowel.. i — Open syllable (V), unstressed.. ge — Open syllable (CV), unstressed.
Word Parts
Open Syllable Preference
Dutch favors open syllables (CV) whenever possible.
Avoidance of Complex Onsets
Consonant clusters are generally not broken unless necessary.
- The 'ën' syllable contains a reduced vowel and could be analyzed differently in some theoretical frameworks.
- Regional variations in vowel pronunciation exist but do not affect syllabification.
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