rekeningcourantkrediet
Syllables
re-ke-ning-cou-rant-kre-diet
Pronunciation
/rəˈkeːnɪŋ ˈkøːrant ˈkrɛdit/
Stress
0000010
Morphemes
rekening, courant, krediet
The word 'rekening-courantkrediet' is a Dutch compound noun meaning 'overdraft facility'. It is divided into seven syllables: re-ke-ning-cou-rant-kre-diet, with primary stress on the penultimate syllable ('kre'). The word is formed from three roots: 'rekening', 'courant', and 'krediet', borrowed from Germanic, French, and Latin respectively. Syllabification follows Dutch rules favoring open syllables and avoiding unnecessary consonant cluster breaks.
Definitions
- 1
An overdraft facility
Overdraft facility
“Hij heeft een rekening-courantkrediet aangevraagd.”
“De bank verhoogde haar rekening-courantkrediet.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('kre' in 'krediet').
Syllables
re — Open syllable, unstressed. Vowel reduction possible.. ke — Open syllable, unstressed.. ning — Closed syllable, unstressed. 'ng' is a single phoneme.. cou — Open syllable, unstressed. Vowel reduction possible.. rant — Closed syllable, unstressed.. kre — Open syllable, stressed.. diet — Closed syllable, unstressed.
Similar Words
Open Syllable Preference
Dutch favors creating open syllables (ending in a vowel) whenever possible.
Consonant Cluster Avoidance
Consonant clusters are generally kept together within a syllable unless they are easily pronounceable as separate units.
Compound Word Syllabification
Compound words are syllabified as if they were separate words joined together.
- Vowel reduction in unstressed syllables is common.
- The 'ng' in 'rekening' is a single phoneme.
- Regional variations in vowel pronunciation may exist.
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