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preventiemaatregelen

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8 syllables
20 characters
Dutch
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Fig. 1 — . The composing stick. “preventiemaatregelen” is set in lead; each gap is a place it may break.
8syllables

preventiemaatregelen

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

pre-ven-ti-e-maat-re-ge-len

Pronunciation

/prəˈvɛntiˌmaːtrəɣələ(n)/

Stress

00001000

Morphemes

pre- + vent- + -tie, -maat, -rege, -len

The Dutch noun 'preventiemaatregelen' (preventive measures) is syllabified as pre-ven-ti-e-maat-re-ge-len, with primary stress on 'maat'. It's a compound word built from Latin and Dutch morphemes, following rules of consonant clustering, vowel grouping, and morpheme boundaries.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    Measures taken to prevent something undesirable from happening.

    Preventive measures

    “De overheid neemt extra preventiemaatregelen.”

    “Preventiemaatregelen zijn essentieel.”

    syn:voorzorgsmaatregelenbeschermingsmaatregelen
    ant:curatieve maatregelen

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable 'maat'.

Syllables

8
pre/prə/
ven/vɛn/
ti/ti/
e/e/
maat/maːt/
re/rə/
ge/ɣə/
len/lə(n)/

pre — Open syllable, unstressed.. ven — Open syllable, unstressed.. ti — Closed syllable, unstressed.. e — Open syllable, unstressed.. maat — Closed syllable, primary stressed.. re — Open syllable, unstressed.. ge — Open syllable, unstressed.. len — Closed syllable, unstressed.

Word Parts

pre

pre-

Latin origin, meaning 'before', functions as a prefix indicating anticipation.

root

vent-

Latin origin (venire 'to come'), related to 'preventie' (prevention).

suf

-tie, -maat, -rege, -len

Dutch suffixes: -tie (nominalizing), -maat (measure), -rege (regulate), -len (plural).

Similar Words

voor­ko­menbe­han­de­lingver­ze­ke­ring

Consonant Cluster Maximization

Consonant clusters are kept together at the beginning of a syllable.

Vowel Grouping

Diphthongs and vowel clusters are treated as single vowel sounds.

Morpheme Boundaries

Syllable division often occurs at morpheme boundaries.

Open Syllables Preference

Dutch prefers open syllables where possible.

  • The compound nature of the word requires consideration of stress patterns.
  • The 'ge' in 'maatregelen' does not create a syllable break.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/9/2025

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