pluimveebedrijfsleven
Syllables
pluim-vee-be-drijfs-le-ven
Pronunciation
/ˈplœymˌveːbəˈdrɛifsˌleːvən/
Stress
001000
Morphemes
pluimvee, bedrijf, leven + s
The word 'pluimveebedrijfsleven' is a compound noun syllabified into pluim-vee-be-drijfs-le-ven, with primary stress on 'drijfs'. It's composed of Germanic roots relating to poultry and business, and follows Dutch rules of onset maximization and vowel-centric syllable formation.
Definitions
- 1
The poultry industry; the collective businesses and activities related to raising chickens, turkeys, ducks, and other fowl for meat and eggs.
Poultry industry
“De Nederlandse pluimveebedrijfsleven is wereldwijd bekend.”
“Er zijn zorgen over de dierenwelzijn in de pluimveebedrijfsleven.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'drijfs' (1). All other syllables are unstressed (0).
Syllables
pluim — Open syllable, containing a diphthong.. vee — Open syllable, containing a long vowel.. be — Open syllable, containing a schwa.. drijfs — Closed syllable, primary stress.. le — Open syllable, containing a schwa.. ven — Open syllable, containing a schwa.
Similar Words
Onset Maximization
Consonant clusters are kept together at the beginning of a syllable.
Vowel-Centric Syllables
Each vowel (or diphthong) typically forms the nucleus of a syllable.
Compound Word Syllabification
Compound words are syllabified as if they were separate words joined together.
- The 'ee' vowel combinations are long vowels and are treated as single vowel sounds within their syllables.
- Regional variations in vowel pronunciation exist, but do not significantly alter the syllable division.
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