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referentiemateriaal

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

7 syllables
19 characters
Dutch
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7syllables

referentiemateriaal

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

re-fe-ren-tie-ma-te-riaal

Pronunciation

/rɛfərɛnˈtiːmaːtəˈriaːl/

Stress

0010011

Morphemes

referentie + materiaal

The word 'referentiemateriaal' is a compound noun syllabified based on vowel centering and onset maximization principles. The primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('tie'). The word is morphologically composed of 'referentie' (reference) and 'materiaal' (material).

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    Materials used for checking, comparing, or understanding something.

    Reference material

    Het is belangrijk om goed referentiemateriaal te gebruiken.

    De student gebruikte het referentiemateriaal om zijn scriptie te schrijven.

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('tie') and the final syllable ('riaal'). Dutch typically stresses the penultimate syllable in multi-syllabic words.

Syllables

7
re/rɛ/
fe/fə/
ren/rɛn/
tie/tiː/
ma/maː/
te/tə/
riaal/riˈaːl/

re Open syllable, onset consonant 'r', vowel 'e'.. fe Open syllable, onset consonant 'f', vowel 'e'.. ren Closed syllable, onset consonant 'r', vowel 'e', coda consonant 'n'.. tie Closed syllable, onset consonant 't', vowel 'ie', stressed syllable.. ma Open syllable, onset consonant 'm', long vowel 'a'.. te Open syllable, onset consonant 't', vowel 'e'.. riaal Closed syllable, onset consonant 'r', vowel 'ia', coda consonant 'l', stressed syllable.

Onset Maximization

Consonant clusters are kept together as onsets whenever possible (e.g., 're', 'fe', 'ren').

Vowel Centering

Each syllable must contain a vowel sound. This dictates the division points.

Compound Word Syllabification

Compound words are syllabified as if they were separate words joined together.

  • The pronunciation of 'r' can vary regionally (uvular vs. alveolar), but this does not affect syllable division.
  • Vowel reduction in unstressed syllables is a phonetic variation, not a change in syllabification.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/10/2025

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