postzegelautomaten
Syllables
pos-tze-gel-au-to-ma-ten
Pronunciation
/ˈpɔst.sə.ɣɛl.ɑu̯.toː.maː.tən/
Stress
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Morphemes
post + zegel + maten
The word 'postzegelautomaten' is a compound noun divided into seven syllables: pos-tze-gel-au-to-ma-ten. Stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'au'. The syllabification follows Dutch rules of vowel endings and consonant cluster breaks. It consists of the prefix 'post', root 'zegel', root 'auto', and suffix 'maten'.
Definitions
- 1
Machines for automatically selling postage stamps.
Postage stamp vending machines
“De postzegelautomaten op het station zijn vaak buiten gebruik.”
“Hij kocht zijn postzegels bij de postzegelautomaten.”
syn:frankeermachines
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'au'.
Syllables
pos — Open syllable, vowel ending.. tze — Closed syllable, consonant cluster broken.. gel — Closed syllable, vowel ending.. au — Diphthong forming a syllable.. to — Open syllable, vowel ending.. ma — Open syllable, vowel ending.. ten — Closed syllable, vowel ending.
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Vowel Ending
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Consonant Cluster Break
Consonant clusters are broken after the first consonant if a vowel follows.
Diphthong Rule
Diphthongs are considered a single vowel sound within a syllable.
- Regional variations in vowel pronunciation may exist, but do not affect syllabification.
- Dutch allows some flexibility in syllabification, but the presented division is the most common and phonologically justifiable.
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