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loonkostenontwikkeling

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

8 syllables
22 characters
Dutch
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8syllables

lookostenonontwikkeling

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

loo-kos-ten-on-ont-wik-ke-ling

Pronunciation

/ˈluːnˌkɔstənɔnˈtʋɪkələ̃/

Stress

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Morphemes

ont- + wikkel- + -kostenontwikkeling

The word 'loonkostenontwikkeling' is a Dutch noun meaning 'wage cost development'. It is syllabified based on the Sonority Sequencing Principle and maximizing onsets, resulting in the division 'loo-kos-ten-on-ont-wik-ke-ling'. The primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable. The word is morphologically complex, consisting of a prefix, root, and multiple suffixes.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    The development or evolution of wage costs.

    Wage cost development

    “De regering maakt zich zorgen over de snelle loonkostenontwikkeling.”

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('ont').

Syllables

8
loo/luː/
kos/kɔs/
ten/tən/
on/ɔn/
ont/ɔnt/
wik/ʋɪk/
ke/kə/
ling/lɪŋ/

loo — Open syllable, vowel nucleus.. kos — Closed syllable, vowel nucleus.. ten — Open syllable, vowel nucleus.. on — Closed syllable, vowel nucleus.. ont — Closed syllable, vowel nucleus.. wik — Open syllable, vowel nucleus.. ke — Open syllable, vowel nucleus.. ling — Closed syllable, vowel nucleus, 'ng' as a single phoneme.

Sonority Sequencing Principle

Syllables are formed to maximize the sonority peak, typically a vowel, and follow a consonant-vowel (CV) or vowel-consonant (VC) structure.

Maximizing Onsets

Consonants are preferred to be part of the onset (beginning) of a syllable when possible.

  • Dutch allows for complex consonant clusters, which are handled according to the sonority hierarchy.
  • The 'ng' sound is treated as a single phoneme in Dutch syllabification.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/7/2025

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