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sinaasappelboompjes

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6 syllables
19 characters
Dutch
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Fig. 1 — . The composing stick. “sinaasappelboompjes” is set in lead; each gap is a place it may break.
6syllables

sinasapelboompjes

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

si-na-sa-pel-boom-pjes

Pronunciation

/si.naːs.ɑp.əl.buːm.pjəs/

Stress

001000

Morphemes

sinaasappel, boom + -pjes

The word 'sinaasappelboompjes' is divided into six syllables based on vowel nuclei and consonant clusters. The primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable. It's a noun meaning 'small orange trees', formed from the roots 'sinaasappel' and 'boom' with the diminutive suffix '-pjes'.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    Small orange trees; young orange trees.

    Orange trees (small/young)

    “De tuinman plantte sinaasappelboompjes in de kas.”

    “We hebben een paar sinaasappelboompjes in de tuin.”

    syn:kleine sinaasappelbomen
    ant:grote bomen

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('ap-pel').

Syllables

6
si/si/
na/naː/
sa/sɑ/
pel/pəl/
boom/buːm/
pjes/pjəs/

si — Open syllable, vowel nucleus 'i'. na — Open syllable, long vowel nucleus 'aa'. sa — Open syllable, vowel nucleus 'a'. pel — Closed syllable, vowel nucleus 'e'. boom — Closed syllable, long vowel nucleus 'oo'. pjes — Closed syllable, consonant cluster 'pj' as onset

Word Parts

root

sinaasappel, boom

sinaasappel - Portuguese origin, meaning orange; boom - Germanic origin, meaning tree

suf

-pjes

Diminutive suffix, Germanic origin

Similar Words

ap­pel­boom­pjesbloe­sem­boom­pjesci­troen­boom­pjes

Vowel Nucleus Rule

Syllables are formed around vowel nuclei. Each vowel sound typically forms a syllable.

Consonant Cluster Rule

Consonants following a vowel within a word form a syllable. Consonant clusters can be part of the onset or coda of a syllable.

Diphthong Preservation Rule

Diphthongs are not split across syllable boundaries.

  • The long vowel 'aa' influences syllable weight. The diminutive suffix '-pjes' is a common morphological feature.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/10/2025

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