plantengemeenschappen
Syllables
plan-ten-ge-meen-schap-pen
Pronunciation
/ˈplɑntə(n)ɣəˈmeːnsxɑpən/
Stress
010010
Morphemes
plant + en-ge-meen-schap-en
The word 'plantengemeenschappen' is a Dutch noun meaning 'plant communities'. It's divided into six syllables with primary stress on the penultimate syllable. Syllabification follows Dutch rules prioritizing open syllables and treating consonant clusters as single units.
Definitions
- 1
A collection of plant species growing together in a particular habitat.
Plant communities
“De plantengemeenschappen in het bos zijn divers.”
“Het onderzoek richt zich op de plantengemeenschappen van de duinen.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'meen'. Secondary stress is minimal in Dutch.
Syllables
plan — Open syllable, initial syllable.. ten — Closed syllable, contains a schwa.. ge — Open syllable, connecting element.. meen — Closed syllable, long vowel.. schap — Closed syllable, contains a voiceless postalveolar fricative.. pen — Closed syllable, plural marker.
Word Parts
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Open Syllable Preference
Dutch favors syllables ending in vowels (CV).
Consonant Cluster Treatment
'sch' is treated as a single phoneme for syllabification.
Compound Word Syllabification
Each component of a compound word is syllabified separately.
- The length of the word and multiple suffixes can make the syllabification appear complex, but the rules are consistently applied.
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