huwelijksvoltrekkingen
Syllables
hu-we-lijks-vol-trek-kin-gen
Pronunciation
/hyˈʋɛlɪksfɔltrɛkɪŋən/
Stress
0001001
Morphemes
huw + elijk-s-vol-trek-kin-gen
The Dutch noun 'huwelijksvoltrekkingen' (wedding ceremonies) is divided into seven syllables: hu-we-lijks-vol-trek-kin-gen, with primary stress on 'vol'. It's a complex compound formed from Germanic roots and suffixes, following standard Dutch syllabification rules.
Definitions
- 1
Wedding ceremonies, the act of getting married, or the formal solemnization of a marriage.
Wedding ceremonies, marriages, solemnizations.
“De huwelijksvoltrekkingen vonden plaats in het stadhuis.”
“Ze organiseerden prachtige huwelijksvoltrekkingen.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the fourth syllable ('vol'). Dutch compounds often stress the first element of the final constituent.
Syllables
hu — Open syllable, initial syllable.. we — Open syllable, vowel sound.. lijks — Closed syllable, contains the adjectival suffix -lijk.. vol — Closed syllable, primary stressed syllable.. trek — Closed syllable, part of the compound.. kin — Closed syllable, contains the nominalizing suffix -kin.. gen — Closed syllable, plural marker.
Word Parts
Similar Words
Vowel Peak
Syllables are built around vowel sounds, with each vowel generally forming the nucleus of a syllable.
Maximizing Onsets
Dutch prefers to maximize the number of consonants in the onset (beginning) of a syllable.
Compound Word Syllabification
Compounds are syllabified as if they were separate words joined together.
- The word is a complex compound, and its syllabification reflects this.
- Regional variations in vowel pronunciation might exist, but they don't affect the syllable division.
Nearby Words
17 wordsTrending in Dutch
Terms getting hyphenated by users right now.
- ic-infrastructuur
- abdiceer
- Abchazië
- abcessen
- Abbekerk
- abc-boek
- Abbeweer
- abubakar
- abrikoos
- abattoir
- absoute
- abdellah
- abdullah
- abdallah
- absurds
- absurde
- abusief
- abuizen
- absente
- absence