verpersoonlijkingen
Syllables
ver-per-so-on-lijk-in-gen
Pronunciation
/vər.pər.soːn.lɛi̯.kɪŋ.ən/
Stress
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Morphemes
ver- + persoonlijk- + -ingen
The word 'verpersoonlijkingen' is a Dutch noun meaning 'personifications'. It is divided into seven syllables: ver-per-so-on-lijk-in-gen, with stress on 'lijk'. The syllabification follows standard Dutch rules based on vowel nuclei and consonant clusters. It consists of the prefix 'ver-', the root 'persoonlijk-', and the suffix '-ingen'.
Definitions
- 1
personifications
Personifications
“De auteur gebruikte veel verpersoonlijkingen in zijn gedicht.”
“Verpersoonlijkingen kunnen een tekst levendiger maken.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable 'lijk'.
Syllables
ver — Open syllable, initial syllable.. per — Open syllable.. so — Open syllable.. on — Closed syllable.. lijk — Closed, stressed syllable.. in — Closed syllable.. gen — Closed syllable, final syllable.
Word Parts
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Vowel Nucleus Rule
Syllables are formed around vowel nuclei. Each vowel typically forms a syllable.
Consonant Following Vowel Rule
Consonants following a vowel within a syllable are grouped with the vowel to form a syllable.
- Regional variations in vowel pronunciation may exist, but do not alter the syllabification.
- Dutch allows some flexibility with consonant clusters, but this word follows standard rules.
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