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sint-pieterspenning

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

5 syllables
19 characters
Dutch
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Fig. 1 — . The composing stick. “sint-pieterspenning” is set in lead; each gap is a place it may break.
5syllables

sintpieterspenning

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

sint-pie-ters-pen-ning

Pronunciation

/sɪnt ˈpiːtərsˌpɛnɪŋ/

Stress

0 0 0 1 0

Morphemes

sint- + pieter- + -penning

The Dutch word 'sint-pieterspenning' is a compound noun divided into five syllables: sint-pie-ters-pen-ning. Stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'pen'. The word is composed of the prefix 'sint-', the root 'pieter-', and the suffix '-penning'. Syllabification follows the vowel nucleus rule and maintains consonant clusters.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    A former silver coin minted in the Netherlands and Belgium, traditionally associated with the feast of Saint Peter.

    Saint Peter's penny

    “De sint-pieterspenning werd vroeger gebruikt om de armen te helpen.”

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'pen'.

Syllables

5
sint/sɪnt/
pie/piː/
ters/tərs/
pen/pɛn/
ning/nɪŋ/

sint — Open syllable, vowel nucleus 'i'. pie — Open syllable, vowel nucleus 'iː'. ters — Closed syllable, vowel nucleus 'ə'. pen — Closed syllable, vowel nucleus 'ɛ'. ning — Closed syllable, vowel nucleus 'ɪ', nasalized

Vowel Nucleus Rule

Syllables are formed around vowel nuclei.

Consonant Cluster Maintenance

Consonant clusters are generally maintained within a syllable unless they are easily separable.

  • The 't' between 'sint' and 'pieters' is often elided in rapid speech, but this doesn't affect the underlying syllabic structure.
  • Compound word structure allows for some flexibility, but the provided division is the most phonologically natural.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/11/2025

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