passagiersvliegtuigen
Syllables
pas-sa-giers-vliegtui-gen
Pronunciation
/pɑˈsaʒirsˈvlixtœyɣə(n)/
Stress
00010
Morphemes
vliegtui + gen
The word 'passagiersvliegtuigen' is a Dutch compound noun meaning 'passenger planes'. It's syllabified as pas-sa-giers-vliegtui-gen, with stress on 'vliegtui'. It's formed from a French-derived passenger stem, a Germanic root for 'fly', and a Germanic plural suffix. Syllabification follows CV and CVC patterns.
Definitions
- 1
Plural form of passenger plane.
Passenger planes
“De passagiersvliegtuigen stonden klaar voor vertrek.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'vliegtui' (1). All other syllables are unstressed (0).
Syllables
pas — Open syllable, unstressed.. sa — Open syllable, unstressed.. giers — Closed syllable, unstressed.. vliegtui — Closed syllable, primary stress.. gen — Open syllable, unstressed.
Consonant-Vowel (CV)
Syllables are formed around a vowel nucleus, with preceding consonants forming the onset.
Onset Maximization
Consonant clusters are generally kept together as onsets.
Penultimate Stress
Dutch generally stresses the penultimate syllable, though this can be overridden in compounds.
- Regional variations in the pronunciation of 'g'.
- Reduction or elision of the final 'n' in 'gen' in rapid speech.
- Stress patterns in compound words can be complex.
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