taalgrensgemeenten
Syllables
taal-grens-ge-meen-ten
Pronunciation
/ˈtaːlɣrɛnsɣəˈmeːntən/
Stress
01011
Morphemes
taal + grens + ten
The word 'taalgrensgemeenten' is a Dutch compound noun meaning 'language border municipalities'. It is syllabified as taal-grens-ge-meen-ten, with primary stress on the penultimate syllable. The syllabification follows vowel-centric rules and maintains consonant clusters. The word is composed of the morphemes 'taal' (language), 'grens' (border), and 'gemeen-' (municipality) with the plural suffix '-ten'.
Definitions
- 1
Municipalities located on a language border.
Language border municipalities
“De taalgrensgemeenten hebben speciale aandacht voor taalonderwijs.”
“Er zijn discussies over de financiering van de taalgrensgemeenten.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('meen'), indicated by '1'. Other syllables are unstressed ('0').
Syllables
taal — Open syllable, containing a long vowel /aː/.. grens — Closed syllable, containing a voiced velar fricative /ɣ/ and a short vowel /ɛ/.. ge — Open syllable, containing a schwa /ə/ and a voiced velar fricative /ɣ/.. meen — Closed syllable, containing a long vowel /eː/.. ten — Closed syllable, containing a schwa /ə/.
Word Parts
Similar Words
Vowel-centric Syllabification
Syllables are formed around vowel sounds, with consonants grouped around them.
Consonant Cluster Handling
Consonant clusters are maintained within a syllable unless they are unpronounceable.
Penultimate Stress
Primary stress typically falls on the second-to-last syllable.
Compound Word Syllabification
Each morpheme within a compound word retains its original syllabic structure.
- The pronunciation of 'g' as /ɣ/ is a characteristic of Dutch and doesn't affect syllabification.
- The word is a compound noun, and its syllabification reflects the combination of its constituent morphemes.
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