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politiehervormingen

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8 syllables
19 characters
Dutch
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8syllables

politiehervormingenen

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

po-li-tie-her-vor-min-ge-nen

Pronunciation

/poliˈtiɦɛrˌvɔrmɪŋə(n)/

Stress

00010000

Morphemes

ge- + hervorm- + -ingen

The word 'politiehervormingen' is a complex Dutch noun formed through compounding and derivation. It is divided into eight syllables with primary stress on the fourth syllable ('vor'). The syllabification follows standard Dutch rules based on vowel nuclei and consonant clusters, with some considerations for regional pronunciation variations and morphological complexities.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    Police reforms

    Police reforms

    “De politiehervormingen zijn controversieel.”

    “Er zijn plannen voor verdere politiehervormingen.”

    syn:politievernieuwingenpolitiewijzigingen
    ant:politieverstrakkingpolitieverzwakking

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the fourth syllable ('vor'). Dutch stress generally falls on the penultimate syllable, but compounding can shift it.

Syllables

8
po/po/
li/li/
tie/ti/
her/ɦɛr/
vor/vɔr/
min/mɪn/
ge/ɣə/
nen/nə(n)/

po — Open syllable, vowel nucleus 'o'. li — Open syllable, vowel nucleus 'i'. tie — Open syllable, vowel nucleus 'i'. her — Closed syllable, vowel nucleus 'e', consonant cluster 'r'. vor — Closed syllable, vowel nucleus 'o', consonant cluster 'r', primary stress. min — Closed syllable, vowel nucleus 'i', consonant cluster 'n'. ge — Open syllable, vowel nucleus 'e'. nen — Open syllable, vowel nucleus 'e', potential reduction of final 'n'

Word Parts

pre

ge-

Dutch prefix, Germanic origin, forms past participles/nominalizations

root

hervorm-

Dutch root, to reform

suf

-ingen

Dutch suffix, Germanic origin, forms plural nouns

Similar Words

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Vowel Nucleus Rule

Syllables are formed around vowel nuclei. Each vowel typically forms a separate syllable.

Closed Syllable Rule

Consonant clusters following a vowel form a closed syllable.

Dutch Stress Rule

Stress generally falls on the penultimate syllable, but can be affected by compounding and derivational morphology.

  • The 'ie' digraph is pronounced as a diphthong /i/. The 'v' sound can vary regionally. The final 'n' in '-ingen' can be reduced or elided in rapid speech.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/10/2025

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