verjaardaagscadeautjes
Syllables
ver-jaar-da-ags-ca-de-aut-jes
Pronunciation
/vərˈjaːrdɑɣs.kɑ.dəˈœt.jəs/
Stress
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Morphemes
ver- + jaar-dag-cadeau + -tjes
The word 'verjaardagscadeautjes' is a complex Dutch noun meaning 'birthday presents'. It is syllabified based on vowel sounds and consonant clusters, with primary stress on the penultimate syllable ('dag'). The word is composed of Germanic and French/Latin morphemes, and its syllabification follows standard Dutch phonological rules.
Definitions
- 1
Birthday presents
Birthday presents
“De kinderen waren blij met hun verjaardagscadeautjes.”
“Ze ontving veel verjaardagscadeautjes van haar vrienden.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the third syllable ('da'), which is the penultimate syllable according to Dutch stress rules.
Syllables
ver — Open syllable, containing a schwa vowel.. jaar — Open syllable, containing a long vowel.. da — Open syllable, containing a stressed vowel.. ags — Closed syllable, containing a vowel and a consonant cluster.. ca — Open syllable, containing a vowel.. de — Open syllable, containing a schwa vowel.. aut — Closed syllable, containing a vowel and a consonant.. jes — Closed syllable, containing a vowel and a consonant.
Word Parts
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Vowel-centric Syllabification
Syllables are formed around vowel sounds, with consonants assigned to the adjacent syllable.
Consonant Cluster Preservation
Consonant clusters that form a single phonological unit are kept together within a syllable.
Penultimate Stress
Primary stress is typically placed on the second-to-last syllable of the word.
- The 'rd' cluster is a common feature of Dutch phonology and is treated as a single unit within a syllable.
- The diminutive suffix '-tjes' consistently follows the same syllabification pattern.
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