prikkeldraadversperring
Syllables
prik-kel-draad-ver-sper-ring
Pronunciation
/ˈprɪkəlˌdraːtˌvɛrsˈpɛrɪŋ/
Stress
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Morphemes
prikkel- + draad- + -ver-sper-ring
The word 'prikkeldraadversperring' is a compound noun syllabified based on maximizing onsets and adhering to the vowel peak principle. Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('-sper-'). The word is composed of Germanic morphemes indicating a barbed wire barrier.
Definitions
- 1
A barrier made of barbed wire.
Barbed wire barrier
“De prikkeldraadversperring beschermde het terrein.”
“De soldaten bouwden een prikkeldraadversperring.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('-sper-'). Dutch generally exhibits penultimate stress, but compound words can have more complex patterns.
Syllables
prik — Open syllable, onset cluster 'pr', vowel peak 'i'.. kel — Closed syllable, onset 'k', vowel peak 'e', coda 'l'.. draad — Open syllable, onset cluster 'dr', vowel peak 'aː', coda 't'.. ver — Open syllable, onset 'v', vowel peak 'e'.. sper — Open syllable, onset cluster 'sp', vowel peak 'e', stressed.. ring — Closed syllable, onset 'r', vowel peak 'i', coda 'ŋ'.
Word Parts
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Onset Maximization
Consonant clusters are assigned to the onset of the following syllable whenever possible.
Vowel Peak
Each syllable must contain a vowel peak.
Compound Word Syllabification
Compound words are broken down into their constituent morphemes before syllabification.
- Dutch allows for complex consonant clusters, which can sometimes lead to ambiguity, but onset maximization generally resolves this.
- The stress pattern in compound words can be complex, but the penultimate stress rule applies in this case.
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