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verkeersbegeleidend

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

6 syllables
19 characters
Dutch
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Fig. 1 — . The composing stick. “verkeersbegeleidend” is set in lead; each gap is a place it may break.
6syllables

verkeersbegeleidend

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

ver-keers-be-ge-lei-dend

Pronunciation

/vərˈkeːrsbəɣələidənt/

Stress

001000

Morphemes

ver- + keer- + -sbegeleidend

The word 'verkeersbegeleidend' is syllabified based on vowel nuclei and preservation of consonant clusters. The primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable. It's a complex adjective formed through compounding and derivation, with a Germanic origin.

Definitions

adjective
  1. 1

    Guiding or regulating traffic.

    traffic-guiding, traffic-regulating

    “De verkeersbegeleidende borden waren duidelijk zichtbaar.”

    “Een verkeersbegeleidend systeem helpt de doorstroming te verbeteren.”

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('be-ge-lei-dend').

Syllables

6
ver/vər/
keers/keːrs/
be/bə/
ge/ɣə/
lei/lɛi/
dend/dənt/

ver — Open syllable, vowel nucleus.. keers — Closed syllable, syllabic 'r'.. be — Open syllable, vowel nucleus.. ge — Open syllable, vowel nucleus.. lei — Closed syllable, diphthong nucleus.. dend — Closed syllable, vowel nucleus.

Vowel Nucleus Rule

Syllables are formed around vowel nuclei.

Consonant Cluster Preservation

Consonant clusters are generally not broken unless phonotactically necessary.

Syllabic 'r'

'r' can function as a syllabic nucleus.

  • The 'rs' cluster is a common Dutch feature and doesn't require syllable separation.
  • Regional variations in vowel pronunciation may occur but do not affect syllabification.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/12/2025

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