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regenwaterafvoersysteem

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9 syllables
23 characters
Dutch
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regenwaterafvoedersysteem

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

re-gen-wa-ter-af-voe-der-sys-teem

Pronunciation

/ˈreɣənˌwaːtərˌɑfˈvoːrdərˌsɪsˈteːm/

Stress

000000101

Morphemes

af + regenwatervoeder + systeem

The word 'regenwaterafvoersysteem' is a Dutch compound noun syllabified as re-gen-wa-ter-af-voe-der-sys-teem, with primary stress on 'sys'. It's composed of roots 'regen', 'water', 'voer' and 'systeem' with the prefix 'af'. Syllabification follows sonority sequencing and vowel-centric principles.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    A system for draining rainwater.

    Rainwater drainage system

    Het regenwaterafvoersysteem is verstopt.

    We moeten het regenwaterafvoersysteem repareren.

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'sys', indicated by '1'. All other syllables are unstressed ('0').

Syllables

9
re/rə/
gen/ɣən/
wa/waː/
ter/tər/
af/ɑf/
voe/voː/
der/dər/
sys/sɪs/
teem/teːm/

re Open syllable, onset 'r', nucleus 'ə'. gen Closed syllable, onset 'ɣ', nucleus 'ə', coda 'n'. wa Open syllable, onset 'w', nucleus 'aː'. ter Closed syllable, onset 't', nucleus 'ə', coda 'r'. af Open syllable, onset 'ɑ', nucleus 'f'. voe Open syllable, onset 'v', nucleus 'oː'. der Closed syllable, onset 'd', nucleus 'ə', coda 'r'. sys Closed syllable, onset 's', nucleus 'ɪ', coda 's'. teem Closed syllable, onset 't', nucleus 'eː', coda 'm'

Sonority Sequencing Principle

Syllables are structured around a nucleus (vowel) with increasing sonority towards the nucleus and decreasing sonority away from it.

Vowel-Centric Syllabification

Dutch prioritizes vowels as syllable nuclei.

Consonant Cluster Handling

Consonant clusters are split according to the sonority hierarchy.

  • The compound nature of the word requires careful consideration of transitions between components.
  • Regional variations in pronunciation may lead to subtle differences in syllabification.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/7/2025

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