milieuovertredingen
Syllables
mil-ieu-o-ver-tre-din-gen
Pronunciation
/miˈløːu̯oːvərˈtrɛdɪŋə(n)/
Stress
0000100
Morphemes
milieu + tred + ingen
The word 'milieuovertredingen' is a complex Dutch noun with seven syllables (mil-ieu-o-ver-tre-din-gen). Stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('din'). Syllabification follows Dutch rules of maximizing onsets and treating vowel boundaries as syllable dividers. The 'ieu' diphthong is treated as a single syllable unit.
Definitions
- 1
Environmental offenses, violations of environmental regulations.
Environmental violations
“De rechtbank veroordeelde het bedrijf voor milieuovertredingen.”
“Er zijn strenge boetes voor milieuovertredingen.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'din'.
Syllables
mil — Open syllable, onset 'm', nucleus 'i', coda 'l'. ieu — Diphthong, complex nucleus. o — Open syllable, onset null, nucleus 'o'. ver — Open syllable, onset 'v', nucleus 'e', coda 'r'. tre — Closed syllable, onset 'tr', nucleus 'e'. din — Closed syllable, onset 'd', nucleus 'i', coda 'n', stressed syllable. gen — Open syllable, onset 'g', nucleus 'e', coda 'n
Word Parts
Maximize Onsets
Consonant clusters are kept together at the beginning of a syllable.
Vowel Boundary
Each vowel typically forms the nucleus of a separate syllable.
Diphthong Treatment
Diphthongs are treated as a single unit within a syllable.
- The 'ieu' sequence is a common Dutch diphthong and is consistently treated as a single syllable unit.
- The final 'n' in 'gen' can be reduced in casual speech, but doesn't affect the syllabification.
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