populatieverdelingen
Syllables
po-pu-la-tie-ver-de-lin-gen
Pronunciation
/poː.pyˈlaː.ti.ə.vərˈdeː.lɪŋ.ən/
Stress
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Morphemes
ver + populatie + delingen
The word 'populatieverdelingen' is a complex Dutch noun divided into eight syllables: po-pu-la-tie-ver-de-lin-gen. The primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable. It is morphologically composed of the root 'populatie' (population), the prefix 'ver' (distribution), and the suffix 'delingen' (division/plural). Syllabification follows the standard Dutch rules of forming syllables around vowel nuclei and maintaining consonant clusters.
Definitions
- 1
The way people are spread across an area.
Population distributions
“De populatieverdelingen in Nederland zijn complex.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'de' in 'ver-de-lin-gen'.
Syllables
po — Open syllable, vowel nucleus 'o'. pu — Open syllable, vowel nucleus 'u'. la — Open syllable, vowel nucleus 'a'. tie — Open syllable, vowel nucleus 'i'. ver — Open syllable, vowel nucleus 'e'. de — Open syllable, vowel nucleus 'e'. lin — Closed syllable, vowel nucleus 'i' and final consonant cluster 'ng'. gen — Open syllable, vowel nucleus 'e'
Word Parts
Vowel Nucleus Rule
Syllables are formed around vowel nuclei. Each vowel typically forms a separate syllable.
Consonant Cluster Rule
Consonant clusters are generally maintained within a syllable unless they violate sonority principles.
- Dutch allows for some flexibility in syllabification, particularly with consonant clusters, but the divisions in this case are relatively straightforward.
- Regional variations in vowel pronunciation may exist, but do not affect syllabification.
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