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literatuurverwijzing

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

6 syllables
19 characters
Dutch
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6syllables

litetuurverwijzing

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

li-te-tuur-ver-wij-zing

Pronunciation

/ˌli.tə.tuːr.vər.ˈʋɛi̯.zɪŋ/

Stress

001011

Morphemes

ver- + literatuurwijs + -ing

The word 'literatuurverwijzing' is a compound noun divided into six syllables: li-te-tuur-ver-wij-zing. The primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'wij'. The word is morphologically complex, derived from Latin and Germanic roots, and follows standard Dutch syllabification rules prioritizing vowel sounds and avoiding digraph splitting.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    A reference to a piece of literature; a bibliographical citation.

    Literature reference, bibliographical reference

    Controleer de literatuurverwijzingen in de scriptie.

    De literatuurverwijzing was onjuist.

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'wij' (position 4). Secondary stress is possible on 'tuur' (position 2), but is less prominent.

Syllables

6
li/li/
te/tə/
tuur/tuːr/
ver/vər/
wij/ʋɛi̯/
zing/zɪŋ/

li Open syllable, containing a short vowel.. te Open syllable, containing a schwa.. tuur Closed syllable, containing a long vowel and a final consonant.. ver Closed syllable, containing a schwa and a final consonant.. wij Diphthongal syllable, containing a diphthong.. zing Closed syllable, containing a short vowel and a final consonant cluster.

Vowel-centric Syllabification

Syllables are built around vowel sounds, with each syllable containing at least one vowel.

Avoidance of Digraph Splitting

Digraphs like 'ij' are treated as single vowel units and are not split across syllables.

Consonant Cluster Handling

Consonant clusters are generally maintained within a syllable unless they are easily separable by a vowel sound.

Compound Word Syllabification

Each component of a compound word retains its original syllabification.

  • The 'ver-' prefix can sometimes influence the pronunciation of the following vowel, but this does not affect the syllabification.
  • Dutch allows for relatively complex consonant clusters, which are maintained within syllables.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/12/2025

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