drugsinformatielijn
Syllables
drug-sin-for-ma-tie-lijn
Pronunciation
/ˈdrʏɣsinfɔrmaːtiˌlɛin/
Stress
010101
Morphemes
drug, informatie, lijn
The word 'drugsinformatielijn' is a compound noun syllabified according to Dutch rules prioritizing open syllables and avoiding initial consonant clusters. It consists of three roots: 'drug', 'informatie', and 'lijn'. Stress is relatively weak and evenly distributed, with a slight emphasis on the final syllable. The phonetic transcription is /ˈdrʏɣsinfɔrmaːtiˌlɛin/.
Definitions
- 1
A telephone helpline providing information about drugs.
Drug information line
“Ik heb de drugsinformatielijn gebeld voor advies.”
“De drugsinformatielijn is 24 uur per dag bereikbaar.”
Stress pattern
Dutch stress is generally weak and predictable. The primary stress falls on the penult (second-to-last syllable), but in compound words like this, the stress is more evenly distributed with a slight emphasis on the final syllable ('lijn').
Syllables
drug — Closed syllable, initial consonant cluster. The 'g' is pronounced as a voiced velar fricative.. sin — Closed syllable. 'ij' is pronounced as /ɛi/ in other contexts, but here it's reduced to /ɪ/ due to the following syllable.. for — Closed syllable. 'o' is pronounced as /ɔ/.. ma — Open syllable, long vowel /aː/.. tie — Open syllable.. lijn — Closed syllable, diphthong /ɛi/.
Open Syllable Preference
Dutch favors open syllables (CV) whenever possible. This is evident in the division of 'ma-tie' and 'lijn'.
Avoid Initial Consonant Clusters
The syllable division avoids leaving single consonants at the beginning of a syllable, as seen in 'drug-sin' rather than 'dr-ugsin'.
Vowel Groupings
Diphthongs and vowel clusters are generally kept within a single syllable, as with 'lijn'.
- The pronunciation of 'ij' can vary, but in this context, it's reduced to /ɪ/ due to the following syllable.
- Dutch compound words often have more evenly distributed stress than single words.
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