operatieafdelingen
Syllables
o-pe-ra-tie-af-de-lin-gen
Pronunciation
/o.pə.raː.ti.ə.af.dəˈlɪŋ.ɣə(n)/
Stress
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Morphemes
af + operatie + delingen
The Dutch word 'operatieafdelingen' (surgery departments) is divided into syllables as o-pe-ra-tie-af-de-lin-gen, with stress on 'tie'. It's a compound noun formed from 'operatie' (surgery) and 'afdelingen' (departments), following Dutch syllabification rules based on vowel nuclei and onset maximization.
Definitions
- 1
Rooms or units within a hospital dedicated to surgical procedures.
Surgery departments
“De patiënten werden naar de operatieafdelingen gebracht.”
“Het ziekenhuis heeft moderne operatieafdelingen.”
syn:operatiekamers
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the fourth syllable ('tie'), following Dutch stress patterns and compounding rules.
Syllables
o — Open syllable, vowel onset.. pe — Open syllable, consonant onset.. ra — Open syllable, consonant onset.. tie — Closed syllable, consonant onset, stressed syllable.. af — Closed syllable, consonant onset.. de — Open syllable, consonant onset.. lin — Closed syllable, consonant onset.. gen — Closed syllable, consonant onset.
Word Parts
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Onset Maximization
Dutch prefers to maximize the complexity of syllable onsets, leading to consonant clusters where possible.
Vowel Break
Each vowel nucleus generally forms the core of a syllable.
Compounding Rules
Compounded words are initially syllabified as separate words, then adjusted for stress and flow.
- The 'ie' digraph is pronounced as a diphthong /i/.
- The final 'g' is a voiced velar fricative /ɣ/.
- Regional variations in vowel quality may exist.
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