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verkeersbelemmerende

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

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

verkeersbelemmerende

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

ver-keers-be-lem-me-ren-de

Pronunciation

/vərˈkeːrsbələmərəndə/

Stress

0101010

Morphemes

ver- + keer- + -sbelemmerende

The word 'verkeersbelemmerende' is divided into seven syllables based on Dutch phonological rules, prioritizing onset maximization and vowel nuclei. The primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('lem'). It's a complex adjective formed through compounding and derivation, meaning 'traffic-obstructing'.

Definitions

adjective
  1. 1

    Traffic-obstructing, traffic-impeding.

    Traffic-obstructing, traffic-impeding.

    “De verkeersbelemmerende werkzaamheden veroorzaakten lange files.”

    “Verkeersbelemmerende factoren moeten worden verminderd.”

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('lem').

Syllables

7
ver/vər/
keers/keːrs/
be/bə/
lem/ləm/
me/mə/
ren/rən/
de/də/

ver — Open syllable, initial syllable.. keers — Closed syllable, contains a consonant cluster.. be — Open syllable.. lem — Closed syllable, primary stressed syllable.. me — Open syllable.. ren — Open syllable.. de — Open syllable, final syllable.

Onset Maximization

Consonant clusters are kept together at the beginning of a syllable.

Vowel Nucleus

Each syllable must contain a vowel sound.

Consonant Division

Consonants between vowels typically join the following vowel.

  • The 'rs' cluster is treated as a single unit within a syllable.
  • Dutch syllabification prioritizes maximizing onsets.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/10/2025

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