negenenvijftigjaarige
Syllables
ne-gen-en-vijf-tig-jaar-i-ge
Pronunciation
/ˈneːɣə(n)ɛnˌvɛiftəxˈjaːrəɣə/
Stress
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Morphemes
negen + vijf + tigjarige
The word 'negenenvijftigjarige' is a compound adjective meaning 'fifty-nine-year-old'. It is syllabified based on Dutch rules favoring open syllables and maintaining consonant clusters. Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'jaar'. The word is morphologically composed of numerical prefixes/roots and an age-denoting suffix.
Definitions
- 1
Relating to the age of fifty-nine years.
fifty-nine-year-old
“De negenenvijftigjarige man ging wandelen.”
ant:jong
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'jaar' (1). All other syllables are unstressed (0).
Syllables
ne — Open syllable, long vowel.. gen — Open syllable.. en — Open syllable, connecting element.. vijf — Closed syllable, consonant cluster.. tig — Closed syllable, consonant cluster.. jaar — Closed syllable, primary stress.. i — Open syllable, single vowel.. ge — Open syllable.
Word Parts
Open Syllable Preference
Dutch favors open syllables (CV) whenever possible.
Consonant Cluster Maintenance
Consonant clusters are generally maintained unless they are exceptionally complex.
Vowel Syllabification
Single vowels form their own syllable.
- Reduction of 'en' to /ə/ in unstressed positions.
- Pronunciation variations of vowels across regions.
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