stoomvaartmaatschappijen
Syllables
stoom-vaart-maat-schap-pij-en
Pronunciation
/ˈstoomvaːrtmaːtʃaˌpɛi̯ən/
Stress
010010
Morphemes
stoom + vaart + maatschappij-en
The word 'stoomvaartmaatschappijen' is a Dutch compound noun meaning 'steamship companies'. It is syllabified into six syllables: stoom-vaart-maat-schap-pij-en, with primary stress on 'maat'. The syllabification follows Dutch rules prioritizing open syllables and maximizing onsets. The word is morphologically complex, consisting of a prefix, root, and suffix with Germanic and French origins.
Definitions
- 1
Steamship companies; businesses that operate steamships.
Steamship companies
“De stoomvaartmaatschappijen speelden een belangrijke rol in de 19e eeuw.”
“Verschillende stoomvaartmaatschappijen boden diensten aan in de haven.”
syn:rederijen
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('maat'). The stress pattern is typical for Dutch compound nouns.
Syllables
stoom — Open syllable, onset with 'st' cluster.. vaart — Open syllable, vowel lengthening.. maat — Open syllable, vowel lengthening, stressed syllable.. schap — Closed syllable, onset with 'sch' cluster.. pij — Open syllable, diphthong.. en — Closed syllable, plural marker.
Word Parts
Similar Words
Onset Maximization
Consonant clusters are maximized within the onset of a syllable (e.g., 'st', 'sch').
Vowel Centrality
Syllables are built around vowel nuclei.
Compound Word Syllabification
Compound words are syllabified as if they were separate words joined together.
- The 'sch' cluster is treated as a single onset.
- Vowel lengthening in 'vaart' and 'maat' influences pronunciation but not syllabification.
Nearby Words
17 wordsTrending in Dutch
Terms getting hyphenated by users right now.
- ic-infrastructuur
- abdiceer
- Abchazië
- abcessen
- Abbekerk
- abc-boek
- Abbeweer
- abubakar
- abrikoos
- abattoir
- absoute
- abdellah
- abdullah
- abdallah
- absurds
- absurde
- abusief
- abuizen
- absente
- absence