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hogereburgerscholen

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7 syllables
19 characters
Dutch
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hogereburgerscholen

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

ho-ge-re-bur-ger-scho-len

Pronunciation

/ˈɦoːɣərˌbʏrɣərˌsxoːlə(n)/

Stress

0010000

Morphemes

hoger + burger + scholen

The word 'hogereburgerscholen' is a Dutch compound noun meaning 'higher civic schools'. It is syllabified as ho-ge-re-bur-ger-scho-len, with primary stress on the penultimate syllable 'burgers-'. The word is composed of the comparative prefix 'hoger', the root 'burger', and the root 'school' with the plural suffix '-en'. Syllabification follows vowel-centric rules and handles consonant clusters appropriately.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    Higher civic schools; higher secondary schools.

    Higher civic schools, higher secondary schools

    “De hogereburgerscholen bereiden leerlingen voor op het hoger onderwijs.”

    “Hij studeerde af van de hogereburgerscholen.”

    syn:middelbare scholengymnasium
    ant:lagere scholen

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'burgers-'. Dutch generally exhibits penultimate stress, but compound words can have more nuanced patterns.

Syllables

7
ho/hoː/
ge/ɣə/
re/rə/
bur/bʏr/
ger/ɣər/
scho/sxoː/
len/lə(n)/

ho — Open syllable, containing a long vowel.. ge — Open syllable, containing a schwa.. re — Open syllable, containing a schwa.. bur — Closed syllable, containing a vowel and a consonant.. ger — Closed syllable, containing a vowel and a consonant.. scho — Open syllable, containing a long vowel.. len — Closed syllable, containing a vowel and a consonant. The 'n' is often reduced.

Word Parts

pre

hoger

Comparative adjective prefix, Germanic origin, indicates 'higher' degree.

root

burger

Root meaning 'citizen', Germanic origin.

suf

scholen

Root 'school' + plural suffix '-en', Germanic origin.

Similar Words

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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 easily separable.

Compound Word Syllabification

Compound words are syllabified as if they were separate words joined together.

  • Regional variations in the pronunciation of the 'g' sound (voiced velar fricative /ɣ/ to a more uvular sound /x/).
  • Potential reduction or elision of the final 'n' in rapid speech.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/11/2025

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