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prikkeldraadversperring

Complete linguistic analysis including syllable division, pronunciation, morphology, and definitions.

6 syllables
23 characters
Dutch
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6syllables

prikkeldraadversperring

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

prik-kel-draad-ver-sper-ring

Pronunciation

/ˈprɪkəlˌdraːtˌvɛrsˈpɛrɪŋ/

Stress

010111

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

noun
  1. 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

6
prik/prɪk/
kel/kəl/
draad/draːt/
ver/vɛr/
sper/spɛr/
ring/rɪŋ/

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'.

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.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/7/2025

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