negenendertigjarigen
Syllables
ne-gen-en-der-tig-ja-ri-gen
Pronunciation
/ˈneːɣənənˌdɛrtɪxjaːriɣən/
Stress
01001000
Morphemes
negen + dertig + jarig-en
The word 'negenendertigjarigen' is a complex Dutch noun meaning 'thirty-nine-year-olds'. It's syllabified based on vowel sounds and consonant clusters, with primary stress on the penultimate syllable. The word is a compound of numerals and an age-denoting suffix, and its syllabification follows standard Dutch phonological rules.
Definitions
- 1
People who are thirty-nine years old.
Thirty-nine-year-olds
“De negenendertigjarigen beleefden een nostalgische reünie.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('tig').
Syllables
ne — Open syllable, containing a short vowel.. gen — Closed syllable, containing a nasal vowel and a voiced velar fricative.. en — Open syllable, containing a schwa.. der — Closed syllable, containing a short vowel and a rhotic consonant.. tig — Closed syllable, containing a short vowel and a voiceless postalveolar fricative. Primary stressed syllable.. ja — Open syllable, containing a long vowel.. ri — Closed syllable, containing a vowel and a voiced velar fricative.. gen — Closed syllable, containing a nasal vowel and a voiced velar fricative.
Word Parts
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Vowel-centric Syllabification
Syllables are formed around vowel sounds. Each vowel typically forms the nucleus of a syllable.
Consonant Cluster Handling
Consonant clusters are maintained within a syllable unless a vowel sound naturally separates them.
- The 'gen' cluster is maintained despite potential for separation, preserving morphemic boundaries.
- Regional variations in 'r' pronunciation may exist, but do not alter the core syllabification.
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