paardenvleesfraude
Syllables
paar-den-vlees-frau-de
Pronunciation
/ˈpaːrdənˌfleːsˈfrɑudə/
Stress
00010
Morphemes
paard, vlees, fraud + -en, -e
The word 'paardenvleesfraude' is a Dutch compound noun divided into five syllables (paar-den-vlees-frau-de) based on vowel-final syllable rules. Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'frau'. It consists of roots 'paard', 'vlees', and 'fraud' with Germanic and French origins, and suffixes '-en' and '-e'.
Definitions
- 1
The act of fraudulently misrepresenting horsemeat as another type of meat.
Horsemeat fraud
“De paardenvleesfraude schokte Europa.”
“Er is een onderzoek gestart naar de paardenvleesfraude.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'frau'.
Syllables
paar — Open syllable, stressed.. den — Open syllable, unstressed.. vlees — Open syllable, unstressed.. frau — Open syllable, primary stress.. de — Open syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
Vowel-Final Syllables
Dutch syllables generally end in a vowel sound.
Compound Word Syllabification
Compound words are broken down into their constituent morphemes, each forming a syllable.
Consonant Clusters
Consonant clusters are permissible within a syllable.
- The 'd' in 'paarden' can be weakly pronounced, but remains part of the syllable.
- Stress pattern is typical for Dutch compound nouns.
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