leerlingenpopulatie
Syllables
leer-lin-gen-po-pu-la-tie
Pronunciation
/ˈleːr.lɪŋ.ɣə(n).poː.py.laː.tsi/
Stress
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Morphemes
leerling + populatie
The word 'leerlingenpopulatie' is a compound noun syllabified according to Dutch rules of onset maximization and vowel-centric syllables. Stress falls on the penultimate syllable. It consists of the root 'leerling' (student) and the suffix 'populatie' (population).
Definitions
- 1
The total number of students in a specific context (e.g., a school, a city).
Student population
“De leerlingenpopulatie van deze school is erg divers.”
“De daling van de leerlingenpopulatie is een zorg.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('tie' in 'populatie').
Syllables
leer — Open syllable, containing a long vowel.. lin — Closed syllable, containing a short vowel.. gen — Open syllable, containing a schwa and the voiced velar fricative.. po — Open syllable, containing a long vowel.. pu — Open syllable, containing a vowel.. la — Open syllable, containing a long vowel.. tie — Closed syllable, containing a short vowel and is stressed.
Word Parts
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Onset Maximization
Dutch prefers to include as many consonants as possible in the onset of a syllable.
Vowel-Centric Syllables
Each syllable generally contains one vowel sound.
Compound Word Syllabification
Compound words are often syllabified as if they were separate words joined together.
- The 'ng' cluster is treated as a single unit.
- Vowel reduction in unstressed syllables does not affect orthographic syllable division.
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