veiligheidsdreigingen
Syllables
vei-lig-heids-drei-gin-gen
Pronunciation
/vɛi̯.ləɣ.ɦɛi̯ts.drɛi̯.ɣɪŋ.ən/
Stress
001000
Morphemes
veilig- + dreig- + -ingen
The word 'veiligheidsdreigingen' is a complex Dutch noun meaning 'security threats'. It's syllabified as vei-lig-heids-drei-gin-gen, with primary stress on 'drei'. The word is formed through compounding and suffixation, following Dutch rules of maximizing onsets and treating consonant clusters as single units.
Definitions
- 1
Security threats; dangers to safety.
Security threats
“De politie onderzoekt de veiligheidsdreigingen.”
“Er zijn ernstige veiligheidsdreigingen voor de luchthaven.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('drei').
Syllables
vei — Open syllable, diphthong. lig — Open syllable. heids — Closed syllable, diphthong. drei — Closed syllable, diphthong. gin — Closed syllable. gen — Open syllable
Word Parts
Maximize Onsets
Prioritize creating syllables with consonant-vowel (CV) structure.
Vowel Sequence Rule
Each vowel sound generally forms a separate syllable.
Consonant Cluster Rule
Treat common consonant clusters (like 'dr') as single onsets.
Suffix Rule
Suffixes are generally separated into individual syllables.
- The 'dr' cluster is treated as a single onset. The final 'gen' is a typical plural marker.
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