gebieduitbreidingen
Syllables
ge-bied-uit-brei-din-gen
Pronunciation
/ɣəˈbiːtˌœytˈbrɛi̯dɪŋən/
Stress
010010
Morphemes
uit- + gebied + -breidingen
The word 'gebiedsuitbreidingen' is a complex Dutch noun meaning 'area expansions'. It is syllabified as 'ge-bied-uit-brei-din-gen' with primary stress on the penultimate syllable ('din'). The word is formed from the prefix 'uit-', the root 'gebied', and the suffix '-breidingen'. Syllabification follows vowel-centric rules and handles consonant clusters conservatively.
Definitions
- 1
Area expansions; the act of increasing the size of areas or regions.
Area expansions
“De gemeente plande gebiedsuitbreidingen om de woningnood op te lossen.”
“De gebiedsuitbreidingen zorgden voor meer groene ruimte.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('din'). The 'bied' syllable also receives some stress due to its position.
Syllables
ge — Open syllable, unstressed.. bied — Closed syllable, stressed.. uit — Diphthong, unstressed.. brei — Diphthong, unstressed.. din — Closed syllable, stressed.. gen — Open syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
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Vowel-centric Syllabification
Each vowel sound generally forms the nucleus of a syllable.
Consonant Cluster Handling
Consonant clusters are generally kept together within a syllable unless they are easily separable based on sonority.
Penultimate Stress
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable.
- The 'uit-' prefix can sometimes be separated in spoken Dutch, but this doesn't affect the written syllable division.
- The diphthong 'ei' in 'gebied' is treated as a single vowel sound for syllabification purposes.
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