paardenstoeterijen
Syllables
paar-den-stoe-te-rij-en
Pronunciation
/ˈpaːrdənstøːtərɛi̯ən/
Stress
101010
Morphemes
paard + -enstoeterijen
The word 'paardenstoeterijen' is a compound noun meaning 'horse farms'. It is syllabified as 'paar-den-stoe-te-rij-en' with primary stress on the first and fifth syllables. The word is built from the root 'paard' (horse) and several suffixes indicating possession, activity, and plurality.
Definitions
- 1
Enterprises or farms dedicated to horse breeding.
Horse-breeding enterprises, horse farms
“De paardenstoeterijen in Drenthe zijn bekend om hun Groninger paarden.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the first syllable ('paar') and the fifth syllable ('rij').
Syllables
paar — Open syllable, stressed.. den — Closed syllable, unstressed.. stoe — Open syllable, stressed.. te — Open syllable, unstressed.. rij — Open syllable, stressed.. en — Closed syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
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Onset Maximization
Consonant clusters are kept together at the beginning of a syllable.
Vowel Nucleus
Each vowel or diphthong forms the nucleus of a syllable.
Compound Word Syllabification
Compound words are syllabified as if they were separate words joined together.
- The 'oe' diphthong is treated as a single syllable nucleus.
- The 'rd' cluster remains within the first syllable.
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