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handelsliberalisatie

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8 syllables
20 characters
Dutch
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Fig. 1 — . The composing stick. “handelsliberalisatie” is set in lead; each gap is a place it may break.
8syllables

handelsliberalisatie

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

han-dels-li-be-ra-li-sa-tie

Pronunciation

/ˈɦɑndəlsˌlibərəˈlaːtsiə/

Stress

00001001

Morphemes

handels + liberalis + atie

The word 'handelsliberalisatie' is a Dutch noun meaning 'trade liberalization'. It is divided into eight syllables with primary stress on the antepenultimate syllable. The word is morphologically complex, consisting of a prefix 'handels-', a root 'liberalis-', and a suffix '-atie'. Syllabification follows Dutch rules of maximizing onsets and handling consonant clusters.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    The process of removing trade barriers and promoting free trade.

    Trade liberalization

    “De regering streeft naar meer handelsliberalisatie.”

    “Handelsliberalisatie kan leiden tot economische groei.”

    syn:vrijhandelspolitiekopenhandelsbeleid
    ant:protectionismehandelsbelemmeringen

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('li' in 'liberalisatie').

Syllables

8
han/ɦɑn/
dels/dɛls/
li/li/
be/bə/
ra/ra/
li/li/
sa/sa/
tie/tiə/

han — Open syllable, onset consonant. dels — Closed syllable, consonant cluster. li — Open syllable. be — Open syllable. ra — Open syllable. li — Open syllable. sa — Open syllable. tie — Closed syllable

Word Parts

pre

handels

From 'handel' (trade), Germanic origin, denotes the domain of liberalization.

root

liberalis

From Latin 'liberalis' (free), core concept of freedom/openness.

suf

atie

Nominalizing suffix, equivalent to '-tion' in English, Latin/French origin.

Similar Words

spe­cia­li­sa­tieor­ga­ni­sa­tiere­a­li­sa­tie

Maximizing Onsets

Dutch prefers to create syllables with onsets (initial consonants) whenever possible.

Vowel-Initial Syllables

Syllables starting with vowels are common.

Consonant Cluster Rule

Consonant clusters are often broken up, but certain clusters can remain together.

  • The 'ls' cluster in 'handels' is a potential point of variation, but the current division is standard.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/9/2025

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