politsiinformanten
Syllables
po-li-tsi-in-for-man-ten
Pronunciation
/po.li.tsi.ɪn.for.ˈmɑn.tən/
Stress
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Morphemes
politie, informant + -en
The word 'politie-informanten' is syllabified based on vowel sounds, with consonant clusters maintained within syllables. The primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable. It's a compound noun formed from 'politie' and 'informanten', with the suffix '-en' indicating plurality.
Definitions
- 1
People who provide information to the police.
Police informants
“De politieman sprak met de politie-informanten.”
“De informatie van de politie-informanten was cruciaal.”
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Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('man') in 'informanten'.
Syllables
po — Open syllable, initial syllable.. li — Open syllable.. tsi — Closed syllable, consonant cluster.. in — Closed syllable.. for — Open syllable.. man — Open syllable.. ten — Closed syllable, final syllable.
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Vowel-centric Syllabification
Syllables are formed around vowel sounds. Each vowel typically forms the nucleus of a syllable.
Consonant Cluster Maintenance
Consonant clusters are generally maintained within a syllable if they follow a vowel.
Hyphenated Compounds
Each part of a hyphenated compound is syllabified independently.
- Hyphenated compound word requiring independent syllabification of each part.
- Regional variations in vowel pronunciation (e.g., 'ie' sound).
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