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overnamemogelijkheid

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

8 syllables
20 characters
Dutch
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8syllables

overnamemogelijkheid

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

o-ver-na-me-mo-ge-lijk-heid

Pronunciation

/oːvərnaːməmoːɣəˈlɛit/

Stress

00001001

Morphemes

over + name + mo-lijkheid

The word 'overnamemogelijkheid' is a compound noun syllabified according to Dutch rules favoring open syllables and avoiding consonant clusters. Stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable. It consists of the prefix 'over-', the root 'name', and the suffix '-mo-lijkheid'. Vowel reduction in unstressed syllables is a common phonetic variation.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    The possibility of a takeover.

    Takeover possibility

    De overnamemogelijkheid werd door de directie onderzocht.

    Er is een overnamemogelijkheid voor het bedrijf.

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('lijk'), indicated by '1'. All other syllables are unstressed ('0').

Syllables

5
o-ver/oːvər/
na-me/naːmə/
mo-ge/moːɣə/
lijk/lɛik/
heid/hɛit/

o-ver Open syllable, potentially with vowel reduction of 'e' in rapid speech.. na-me Open syllable, root of the word.. mo-ge Open syllable, part of the suffix.. lijk Closed syllable, part of the suffix.. heid Closed syllable, final suffix, stressed syllable.

Open Syllable Preference

Dutch favors open syllables (CV) whenever possible.

Avoid Consonant Clusters

Syllable boundaries generally avoid breaking up consonant clusters.

Compound Word Syllabification

Compound words are syllabified as if they were separate words joined together.

Stress Placement

Stress generally falls on the penultimate or antepenultimate syllable in words longer than three syllables.

  • Vowel reduction in unstressed syllables is common and affects phonetic realization but not syllabification.
  • Potential for assimilation of 'n' in 'overname' depending on the following sound.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/9/2025

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