openingsplechtigheid
Syllables
o-pen-ings-plech-tig-heid
Pronunciation
/o.pəˈnɪŋs.plɛç.tɪɣ.hɛit/
Stress
001000
Morphemes
openings- + plechtig- + -heid
The word 'openingsplechtigheid' is a complex Dutch noun formed through compounding and derivation. Syllabification follows vowel-centric rules, maximizing onsets. Primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable. The word consists of six syllables: o-pen-ings-plech-tig-heid.
Definitions
- 1
An opening ceremony; the formal event marking the beginning of something.
Opening ceremony
“De openingsplechtigheid van de Olympische Spelen was indrukwekkend.”
“De burgemeester hield een toespraak tijdens de openingsplechtigheid.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('plech'). Dutch stress typically falls on the penultimate or antepenultimate syllable, with longer words favoring antepenultimate stress.
Syllables
o-pen — Open syllable, vowel-initial. First syllable.. ings — Closed syllable, containing the /ŋ/ phoneme. The 'ng' is treated as a single unit.. plech — Closed syllable, stressed syllable. Contains the 'cht' cluster.. tig — Closed syllable, unstressed.. heid — Closed syllable, unstressed. Contains the nominalizing suffix -heid.
Word Parts
Similar Words
Vowel-centric Syllabification
Each vowel sound forms the nucleus of a syllable.
Onset Maximization
Consonants are assigned to the following vowel to create onsets.
Diphthong Preservation
Diphthongs are not split across syllable boundaries.
- The 'ng' cluster (/ŋ/) is treated as a single phoneme.
- The 'cht' cluster is a common Dutch sequence and is not split.
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