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ontwikkelingslocatie

Complete linguistic analysis including syllable division, pronunciation, morphology, and definitions.

7 syllables
20 characters
Dutch
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Fig. 1 — . The composing stick. “ontwikkelingslocatie” is set in lead; each gap is a place it may break.
7syllables

ontwikkelingslocatie

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

on-twik-ke-lings-lo-ca-tie

Pronunciation

/ɔnˈtʋɪkələŋs.loˈkaːtsi/

Stress

0001001

Morphemes

ont- + wikkel- + -ingslocatie

The Dutch word 'ontwikkelingslocatie' is syllabified as on-twik-ke-lings-lo-ca-tie, with primary stress on 'lo'. It's a compound noun formed from a prefix, root, and multiple suffixes. Syllabification follows standard Dutch rules based on sonority, onset-rime structure, and allowed consonant clusters.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    a location designated for development

    Development location

    “De gemeente heeft een nieuwe ontwikkelingslocatie aangewezen.”

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('lo').

Syllables

7
on/ɔn/
twik/tʋɪk/
ke/kə/
lings/ˈlɪŋs/
lo/lo/
ca/ka/
tie/ti/

on — Open syllable, simple onset-rime structure.. twik — Closed syllable, consonant cluster 'tw' in onset.. ke — Open syllable, simple structure.. lings — Closed syllable, 'ng' cluster in coda, primary stress on this syllable.. lo — Open syllable, primary stress.. ca — Open syllable, simple structure.. tie — Closed syllable, simple structure.

Sonority Sequencing Principle

Syllables are formed to maximize sonority, placing more sonorous sounds (vowels) as syllable nuclei.

Onset-Rime Structure

Dutch syllables generally follow an onset-rime structure, with an optional onset and a required rime.

Consonant Clusters

Dutch allows certain consonant clusters in both onsets and codas, following specific phonotactic constraints.

Vowel-Centric Syllabification

Each syllable must contain a vowel nucleus.

  • The word is a compound noun, and Dutch compound words are syllabified as single words.
  • The 'ng' cluster in 'lings' is a common coda cluster and doesn't pose a special case.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/9/2025

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