transitievergoedingheid
Syllables
tran-si-tie-ver-goe-ding-heid
Pronunciation
/trɑnˈsitieʋərɣoːdinɣ/
Stress
0010000
Morphemes
transitie- + goed- + -ver-ing-heid
The word 'transitievergoeding' is a Dutch noun meaning 'severance pay'. It's syllabified into seven syllables (tran-si-tie-ver-goe-ding-heid) with primary stress on the third syllable from the end. It's a compound word built from Latin and native Dutch morphemes, and its syllabification follows Dutch rules prioritizing open syllables.
Definitions
- 1
A statutory severance payment employers in the Netherlands are required to pay to employees when their employment contract ends.
Severance pay
“De werknemer heeft recht op een transitievergoeding.”
“De hoogte van de transitievergoeding is afhankelijk van het dienstverband.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the third syllable from the end ('tie').
Syllables
tran — Open syllable, initial syllable.. si — Open syllable, part of the prefix.. tie — Open syllable, part of the prefix.. ver — Open syllable, prefix.. goe — Open syllable, root.. ding — Closed syllable, suffix.. heid — Open syllable, suffix.
Word Parts
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Open Syllable Preference
Dutch favors open syllables (CV), breaking up consonant clusters where possible to create CV syllables.
Vowel Groupings
Vowel digraphs and triphthongs are treated as a single syllable nucleus.
Compound Word Syllabification
Compound words are syllabified as if they were separate words joined together.
- The 'ie' and 'oe' digraphs have specific pronunciations (/ie/ and /oː/ respectively).
- The 'v' before 'e' is pronounced as /ʋ/.
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