gastvriendelijkheid
Syllables
gast-vrien-de-lijk-heid
Pronunciation
/ɣɑstˈvriːndələi̯tɦɛit/
Stress
00011
Morphemes
gast + vriend + elijkheid
The Dutch noun 'gastvriendelijkheid' (hospitality) is divided into five syllables: gast-vrien-de-lijk-heid, with stress on 'lijk'. It's formed from 'gast' (guest), 'vriend' (friend), and the suffix '-elijkheid'. Syllabification follows Dutch vowel-centric rules.
Definitions
- 1
The quality or state of being hospitable; hospitality.
Hospitality
“De gastvriendelijkheid van het hotel was opmerkelijk.”
“Ze stonden bekend om hun gastvriendelijkheid.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('lijk').
Syllables
gast — Open syllable, containing the vowel /ɑ/.. vrien — Open syllable, containing the diphthong /riː/.. de — Open syllable, containing the vowel /ə/.. lijk — Open syllable, containing the diphthong /ɛi/.. heid — Open syllable, containing the vowel /ɛ/.
Word Parts
Vowel Nucleus Rule
Each syllable must contain a vowel or diphthong as its nucleus.
Sonority Sequencing Principle
Consonants are grouped around the vowel nucleus based on their sonority.
Diphthong Rule
Diphthongs function as a single vowel nucleus within a syllable.
- Allophonic variation of /g/ and /v/ sounds does not affect syllable division.
- Dutch allows some flexibility in consonant cluster syllabification, but vowel-centric structure prevails here.
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