prijsverbeteringen
Syllables
prijs-ver-be-te-rin-gen
Pronunciation
/prɛisvɛrbəˈteːrɪŋə(n)/
Stress
000010
Morphemes
ver- + prijs + -ing-en
The word 'prijsverbeteringen' is a Dutch noun meaning 'price improvements'. It is divided into six syllables: prijs-ver-be-te-rin-gen, with primary stress on the penultimate syllable 'rin'. It's a compound word formed from the root 'prijs' (price), the prefix 'ver-' (increase), and the root 'be-ter' (better) with the plural/nominalizing suffix '-ing-en'.
Definitions
- 1
Improvements made to prices.
Price improvements
“De prijsverbeteringen hebben geleid tot meer verkoop.”
“We zijn blij met de aangekondigde prijsverbeteringen.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'rin' (1), all other syllables are unstressed (0).
Syllables
prijs — Open syllable, containing a diphthong and a consonant cluster.. ver — Open syllable, simple vowel sound.. be — Open syllable, schwa vowel.. te — Open syllable, long vowel sound.. rin — Closed syllable, vowel followed by a consonant cluster.. gen — Open syllable, schwa vowel, final consonant often reduced.
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Vowel Nucleus Rule
Each syllable must contain a vowel nucleus.
Onset Maximization
Consonant clusters are grouped into onsets whenever possible.
Compound Word Syllabification
Compound words are syllabified as a sequence of individual morpheme syllables.
- The 'ij' digraph is treated as a single vowel sound. The final 'n' in 'gen' can be reduced or elided in some dialects.
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