duizendeneennacht
Syllables
du-i-zend-en-een-nacht
Pronunciation
/ˈdʏi̯zəntənənɑxt/
Stress
001001
Morphemes
duizend, een, nacht
The word 'duizend-en-een-nacht' is a compound noun syllabified based on vowel boundaries and morphemic structure. Primary stress falls on the final syllable, 'nacht'. Vowel reduction is common in unstressed syllables.
Definitions
- 1
A collection of Middle Eastern and South Asian stories and folk tales compiled in Arabic during the Islamic Golden Age.
One Thousand and One Nights
“Ik heb het boek duizend-en-een-nacht gelezen.”
“De verhalen uit duizend-en-een-nacht zijn erg fantasierijk.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the final syllable, 'nacht' (1). All other syllables are unstressed (0).
Syllables
du — Open syllable, initial syllable.. i — Open syllable, vowel sound.. zend — Closed syllable, stressed vowel reduction possible.. en — Open syllable, conjunction, vowel reduction common.. een — Open syllable, numeral.. nacht — Closed syllable, primary stress.
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Vowel-Based Division
Syllables are generally divided around vowels.
Compound Word Syllabification
Each morpheme within a compound word is syllabified independently.
- Vowel reduction in unstressed syllables is a key feature of Dutch pronunciation. Regional variations in vowel pronunciation exist but do not affect syllable division.
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