pleintjesbasketbal
Syllables
plei-ntjes-bas-ket-bal
Pronunciation
/ˈplɛintjəsˌbɑskətˌbɑl/
Stress
01000
Morphemes
basketbal + -tjes
The word 'pleintjesbasketbal' is a Dutch compound noun divided into five syllables: plei-ntjes-bas-ket-bal. Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('ket'). The word is formed from 'plein' (court), the diminutive suffix '-tjes', 'basket' (English origin), and 'bal' (ball). Syllabification follows Dutch rules of maximizing onsets and vowel-based syllable nuclei.
Definitions
- 1
Basketball played on smaller, often outdoor courts.
Small-court basketball
“De kinderen speelden pleintjesbasketbal.”
“Hij is een goede pleintjesbasketbal speler.”
syn:straatbasketbal
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('ket').
Syllables
plei — Open syllable, simple onset and rhyme.. ntjes — Closed syllable, consonant cluster onset, diminutive suffix.. bas — Open syllable, simple onset and rhyme.. ket — Closed syllable, primary stress.. bal — Open syllable, simple onset and rhyme.
Word Parts
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Maximize Onset
Consonant clusters are maintained in the onset as long as pronounceability is not compromised.
Vowel Sound
Each vowel sound generally forms the nucleus of a syllable.
Penultimate Stress
Dutch generally stresses the penultimate syllable.
- The diminutive suffix '-tjes' can sometimes be weakly syllabified with the preceding syllable in rapid speech, but is treated as a separate syllable here for formal analysis.
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