niersteenverbrijzelaar
Syllables
nier-steen-ver-brij-ze-laar
Pronunciation
/ˈniːrˌsteːnʋərˈbrijˌzeːlaːr/
Stress
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Morphemes
ver + niersteenbrij + laar
The word 'niersteenverbrijzelaar' is a Dutch compound noun meaning 'kidney stone crusher'. It is syllabified as nier-steen-ver-brij-ze-laar, with primary stress on the penultimate syllable 'ze'. The word is formed from Germanic roots and suffixes, and its syllabification follows standard Dutch rules of onset maximization and vowel-centric syllable structure.
Definitions
- 1
A machine used to crush kidney stones.
Kidney stone crusher
“De arts gebruikte de niersteenverbrijzelaar om de steen te verwijderen.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'ze'.
Syllables
nier — Open syllable, stressed.. steen — Open syllable, unstressed.. ver — Closed syllable, unstressed.. brij — Closed syllable, unstressed.. ze — Open syllable, primary stressed.. laar — Open syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
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Onset Maximization
Consonants are assigned to the following vowel whenever possible.
Vowel-Centric Syllables
Each syllable must contain a vowel.
Compound Word Syllabification
Compound words are syllabified as if they were separate words joined together.
- The 'steen' syllable could be analyzed as 'st-een', but 'steen' is more common. The connecting vowel 'ze' is typical in Dutch compound nouns.
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