eerstejaarsleerlingen
Syllables
eer-ste-jaar-s-leer-lin-gen
Pronunciation
/ˈeːrstəˈjaːrsleːrˌlɪŋən/
Stress
0100100
Morphemes
eerste + jaars + leerlingen
The word 'eerstejaarsleerlingen' is a Dutch compound noun meaning 'first-year students'. It is syllabified based on vowel nuclei and consonant clusters, with primary stress on the penultimate syllable ('jaar'). The word is composed of the prefix 'eerste', the root 'jaars', and the suffix 'leerlingen'.
Definitions
- 1
Students in their first year of study.
First-year students
“De eerstejaarsleerlingen moesten een introductietocht maken.”
“De docent gaf uitleg aan de eerstejaarsleerlingen.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('jaar').
Syllables
eer — Open syllable, long vowel.. ste — Closed syllable, consonant cluster.. jaar — Open syllable, stressed, long vowel.. s — Syllabic consonant, short syllable.. leer — Open syllable, long vowel.. lin — Closed syllable, consonant cluster.. gen — Closed syllable.
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Vowel Nucleus Rule
Syllables are formed around vowel sounds.
Consonant Cluster Rule
Consonant clusters are generally kept together unless they are unpronounceable.
Penultimate Stress Rule
Stress typically falls on the second-to-last syllable in Dutch.
- The 's' between 'jaars' and 'leerlingen' is a short, syllabic consonant and could be analyzed differently, but is treated as a separate syllable here for consistency with Dutch phonological principles.
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