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vakbondsonderhandelaars

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

7 syllables
23 characters
Dutch
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Fig. 1 — . The composing stick. “vakbondsonderhandelaars” is set in lead; each gap is a place it may break.
7syllables

vakbondsonderhandelaars

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

vak-bond-son-der-han-de-laars

Pronunciation

/vɑkˈbɔn.sɔn.dəɾɦɑn.dəˈlaːrs/

Stress

0000101

Morphemes

vakbondsonderhandelaar + s

The word 'vakbondsonderhandelaars' is a complex Dutch noun divided into seven syllables: vak-bond-son-der-han-de-laars. The primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'han'. It's a compound word meaning 'trade union negotiators' and follows standard Dutch syllabification rules based on vowel sounds and avoiding digraph splitting.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    Negotiators representing trade unions.

    Trade union negotiators

    “De vakbondsonderhandelaars eisen betere arbeidsvoorwaarden.”

    “De vakbondsonderhandelaars en de directie zijn tot een akkoord gekomen.”

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'han' in 'onderhandelaars'.

Syllables

7
vak/vɑk/
bond/bɔn/
son/sɔn/
der/dəɾ/
han/ɦɑn/
de/də/
laars/laːrs/

vak — Open syllable, containing a short vowel.. bond — Open syllable, containing a short vowel.. son — Open syllable, containing a short vowel.. der — Open syllable, containing a schwa and a tapped 'r'.. han — Open syllable, containing a long vowel and is stressed.. de — Open syllable, containing a schwa.. laars — Closed syllable, containing a long vowel and a consonant cluster.

Vowel-centric division

Syllables are formed around vowel sounds.

Avoid digraph splitting

Digraphs like 'oo' are kept together.

Penultimate stress

Primary stress falls on the second-to-last syllable.

  • The word's length and complexity are typical of Dutch compounding.
  • The syllabification reflects the morphological structure of the word.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/7/2025

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