meerderjarigverklaring
Syllables
meer-der-ja-rig-ver-kla-ring
Pronunciation
/ˈmeːrdərjaːrɪɣvərˈklaːrɪŋ/
Stress
0100100
Morphemes
meerder + jarig + verklaring
The Dutch word 'meerderjarigverklaring' is a complex noun meaning 'declaration of majority'. It is syllabified into seven syllables (meer-der-ja-rig-ver-kla-ring) with primary stress on '-jar-'. The word is formed from Germanic morphemes and follows standard Dutch syllabification rules based on vowel nuclei and consonant clusters.
Definitions
- 1
A legal document stating that a person has reached the age of majority.
Declaration of majority
“Hij heeft een meerderjarigverklaring nodig om een auto te kunnen kopen.”
“De rechter heeft de meerderjarigverklaring goedgekeurd.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable '-jar-' (second syllable from the end).
Syllables
meer — Open syllable, vowel nucleus 'ee'. der — Closed syllable, consonant 'r' following vowel. ja — Open syllable, vowel nucleus 'a'. rig — Closed syllable, consonant 'g' following vowel. ver — Open syllable, vowel nucleus 'e'. kla — Open syllable, vowel nucleus 'a'. ring — Closed syllable, consonant 'ng' following vowel
Word Parts
Vowel Nucleus Rule
Each syllable contains a vowel sound, forming the nucleus.
Consonant Cluster Rule
Consonant clusters are generally maintained within a syllable unless they are easily separable.
Prefix/Suffix Rule
Prefixes and suffixes often form separate syllables.
- Dutch compound words can sometimes exhibit flexibility in syllabification, but the provided breakdown is the most common and phonologically justifiable.
- The 'ver-' prefix is often treated as a separate syllable despite its etymological connection to the verb root.
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