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verlichtingsfilosofen

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7 syllables
21 characters
Dutch
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verlichtingsfilosofen

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

ver-licht-ings-fi-lo-so-fen

Pronunciation

/vərˈlɪxtɪŋsfiloːzəfə(n)/

Stress

0101011

Morphemes

ver- + licht + -ingsfilosofen

The word 'verlichtingsfilosofen' is a complex Dutch noun meaning 'philosophers of the Enlightenment'. It is divided into seven syllables: ver-licht-ings-fi-lo-so-fen, with primary stress on the antepenultimate syllable ('so'). The word is formed from a prefix 'ver-', root 'licht', and multiple suffixes '-ingsfilosofen'. Syllabification follows standard Dutch rules based on vowel nuclei and consonant clusters.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    Philosophers of the Enlightenment

    Philosophers of the Enlightenment

    “De verlichtingsfilosofen pleitten voor rede en tolerantie.”

    “Het werk van de verlichtingsfilosofen heeft een grote invloed gehad op de moderne samenleving.”

    syn:Geestverlichte denkers

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('so'). Syllables 'ver', 'licht', 'ings', 'fi', 'lo' are unstressed, while 'so' and 'fen' receive secondary and primary stress respectively.

Syllables

7
ver/vər/
licht/lɪxt/
ings/ɪŋs/
fi/fi/
lo/loː/
so/soː/
fen/fə(n)/

ver — Open syllable, vowel nucleus 'e' followed by 'r'. licht — Closed syllable, vowel nucleus 'i' followed by 'cht' consonant cluster. ings — Closed syllable, vowel nucleus 'i' followed by 'ngs' consonant cluster. fi — Open syllable, vowel nucleus 'i'. lo — Open syllable, vowel nucleus 'o'. so — Open syllable, vowel nucleus 'o'. fen — Closed syllable, vowel nucleus 'e' followed by 'n' (often reduced)

Word Parts

pre

ver-

Germanic origin, indicates a state or result

root

licht

Germanic origin, meaning 'light'

suf

-ingsfilosofen

Combination of nominalizing suffix '-ing-' and 'filosofen' (philosophers) derived from French

Similar Words

le­vens­les­senwe­reld­ver­be­te­ra­arson­der­wijs­me­tho­den

Vowel Nucleus Rule

Syllables are formed around vowel nuclei. Each syllable must contain at least one vowel sound.

Consonant Cluster Rule

Consonant clusters are treated as units within a syllable, as long as they follow a vowel.

Closed Syllable Rule

A syllable is closed when it ends with a consonant.

Open Syllable Rule

A syllable is open when it ends with a vowel.

  • The 'ng' cluster is treated as a single unit.
  • The final '-en' can be reduced to '-ə(n)' in informal speech.
  • Dutch syllable division generally favors open syllables where possible.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/8/2025

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