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kentekenplaathouder

Complete linguistic analysis including syllable division, pronunciation, morphology, and definitions.

6 syllables
19 characters
Dutch
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6syllables

kentekenplaathouder

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

ken-te-ken-plaat-hou-der

Pronunciation

/ˈkɛntəˌkɛnplaːtˌɦaʊ̯dər/

Stress

000100

Morphemes

ken, plaat, hou + -der

The word 'kentekenplaathouder' is a compound noun syllabified as ken-te-ken-plaat-hou-der, with primary stress on 'plaat'. It's formed from Germanic roots and follows Dutch rules favoring open syllables and penultimate stress in nouns.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    A device used to hold a license plate on a vehicle.

    License plate holder

    De auto heeft een nieuwe kentekenplaathouder.

    Hij kocht een kentekenplaathouder bij de automaterialenwinkel.

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'plaat'. The other syllables are unstressed.

Syllables

6
ken/kɛn/
te/tə/
ken/kɛn/
plaat/plaːt/
hou/ɦaʊ̯/
der/dər/

ken Open syllable, onset consonant /k/, vowel /ɛ/, coda /n/. Unstressed.. te Open syllable, onset consonant /t/, vowel /ə/. Unstressed.. ken Open syllable, onset consonant /k/, vowel /ɛ/, coda /n/. Unstressed.. plaat Closed syllable, onset consonant cluster /pl/, vowel /aː/, coda /t/. Primary stressed syllable.. hou Diphthong syllable, onset consonant /ɦ/, diphthong /aʊ̯/. Unstressed.. der Open syllable, onset consonant /d/, vowel /ə/. Unstressed.

Open Syllable Preference

Dutch favors creating open syllables (CV) whenever possible.

Consonant Cluster Handling

Consonant clusters are split according to sonority.

Compound Word Syllabification

Each component of a compound word is syllabified independently.

Stress on Penultimate Syllable

For nouns, the primary stress typically falls on the penultimate syllable.

  • The 't' in 'kenteken' can be reduced in casual speech, but the written form dictates the syllabification.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/10/2025

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