politieversterking
Syllables
po-li-tie-ver-ster-king
Pronunciation
/po.li.ti.ˈvɛr.stɛr.kɪŋ/
Stress
000100
Morphemes
ge- + politie + -versterking
The word 'politieversterking' is a Dutch compound noun meaning 'police reinforcement'. It is syllabified as po-li-tie-ver-ster-king, with primary stress on 'ver'. The syllabification follows the standard Dutch rule of vowel-final syllables and compound word division. The morphemic breakdown reveals a root 'politie' (police) and a suffix '-versterking' (reinforcement).
Definitions
- 1
The act of increasing the number of police officers or resources allocated to policing.
Police reinforcement
“De burgemeester kondigde een politieversterking aan.”
“Door de politieversterking nam het aantal aanhoudingen toe.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'ver'.
Syllables
po — Open syllable, initial syllable.. li — Open syllable, vowel-final.. tie — Open syllable, vowel-final, 'ie' diphthong.. ver — Open syllable, stressed syllable.. ster — Open syllable, vowel-final.. king — Closed syllable, final syllable.
Word Parts
ge-
Germanic origin, often indicates a result or process, but functions more as part of the compound structure here.
politie
French origin (police), ultimately from Latin politia (civil administration), noun.
-versterking
Germanic origin, noun-forming suffix indicating intensification or strengthening. 'ver-' means 'very' or 'intensively', and '-sterking' is related to 'sterk' 'strong'.
Vowel-Final Syllables
Dutch syllables generally end in a vowel.
Consonant Cluster Separation
Consonant clusters are broken up based on sonority (not applicable in this word).
Compound Word Syllabification
Compound words are syllabified as if they were separate words joined together.
- The 'ie' digraph is pronounced as a diphthong /i/ in Dutch.
- Minor regional variations in vowel pronunciation exist but do not affect syllabification.
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