drinkwatevorziening
Syllables
drin-kwate-vor-zie-ning
Pronunciation
/ˈdrɪŋkˌʋaːtərˌvoːrˈziːnɪŋ/
Stress
00011
Morphemes
drink + water + voorziening
The word 'drinkwatervoorziening' is a Dutch compound noun meaning 'drinking water supply'. It's divided into five syllables with stress on the penultimate syllable, following Dutch rules of open syllable preference and penultimate stress.
Definitions
- 1
The system or infrastructure for providing drinking water.
Drinking water supply
“De gemeente investeert in de verbetering van de drinkwatervoorziening.”
“Een betrouwbare drinkwatervoorziening is essentieel voor de volksgezondheid.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('zie').
Syllables
drin — Open syllable, unstressed.. kwate — Open syllable, unstressed.. vor — Open syllable, unstressed.. zie — Open, stressed syllable.. ning — Closed syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
Open Syllable Preference
Dutch favors syllables ending in vowels.
Consonant Cluster Handling
Consonant clusters are generally kept together within a syllable.
Penultimate Stress
Stress typically falls on the penultimate syllable in compound nouns.
- Vowel reduction in unstressed syllables is common but doesn't affect syllabification.
- Regional variations in pronunciation may exist.
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