praktijkverpleegkundigen
Syllables
prak-tijk-ver-pleeg-kun-dig-en
Pronunciation
/ˈprɑktɛikvɛrpleːɣkʏndɪɣən/
Stress
0100100
Morphemes
ver- + praktijk + -en
The word 'praktijkverpleegkundigen' is a Dutch noun meaning 'practice nurses'. It's syllabified as prak-tijk-ver-pleeg-kun-dig-en, with primary stress on 'kun'. It's a compound word built from several morphemes, following typical Dutch syllabification rules of onset maximization and vowel-nucleus formation.
Definitions
- 1
Nurses who work in a general practice or medical practice.
Practice nurses
“De praktijkverpleegkundigen zijn verantwoordelijk voor de dagelijkse zorg.”
“Er is een tekort aan praktijkverpleegkundigen in de regio.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'kun' (1). All other syllables are unstressed (0).
Syllables
prak — Open syllable, onset consonant cluster.. tijk — Closed syllable, vowel followed by consonant cluster.. ver — Open syllable, simple vowel sound.. pleeg — Open syllable, long vowel sound.. kun — Closed syllable, vowel followed by consonant.. dig — Closed syllable, vowel followed by consonant cluster.. en — Open syllable, schwa sound.
Word Parts
Onset Maximization
Consonant clusters are kept together at the beginning of a syllable.
Vowel as Syllable Nucleus
Each vowel (or diphthong) forms the nucleus of a syllable.
Compound Word Syllabification
Compound words are syllabified as if they were separate words joined together.
- The 'g' sound at the end of 'kundigen' is a velar fricative /ɣ/.
- The 'ij' is a diphthong and is treated as a single vowel sound.
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