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kostprijsverhogingen

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

6 syllables
20 characters
Dutch
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6syllables

kostprijsverhogingen

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

kos-tprijs-ver-ho-gin-gen

Pronunciation

/ˈkɔst.pɛi̯s.vər.hoː.ɣɪŋ.ən/

Stress

010000

Morphemes

ver + kostprijsverhoog + ingen

The Dutch noun 'kostprijsverhogingen' (cost price increases) is syllabified as kos-tprijs-ver-ho-gin-gen, with stress on 'prijs'. It's a compound word formed from Germanic roots and suffixes, following Dutch rules of open syllable preference and penultimate stress.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    Increases in the cost price of goods or services.

    Cost price increases

    De recente kostprijsverhogingen hebben geleid tot hogere prijzen in de winkels.

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the second syllable ('prijs'), following the typical Dutch penultimate stress pattern.

Syllables

6
kos/kɔs/
tprijs/pɛi̯s/
ver/vər/
ho/hoː/
gin/ɣɪŋ/
gen/ən/

kos Open syllable, unstressed.. tprijs Open syllable, primary stressed.. ver Closed syllable, unstressed.. ho Open syllable, unstressed.. gin Closed syllable, unstressed.. gen Open syllable, unstressed.

Open Syllable Preference

Dutch favors creating open syllables (CV) whenever possible, leading to divisions like 'kos' and 'gen'.

Consonant Cluster Handling

Consonant clusters like 'tprijs' are kept together unless they are overly complex.

Penultimate Stress

Primary stress is placed on the second-to-last syllable ('prijs').

  • The 'ver-' prefix could be analyzed as part of the root, but is separated here for clarity. Regional pronunciation variations may affect vowel qualities but not syllable division.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/9/2025

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