verpleeghuispatiënten
Syllables
ver-pleeghuis-pa-ti-ën-ten
Pronunciation
/vərˈpleːɣɦœyspaˈti̯ən(t)ə/
Stress
010010
Morphemes
ver- + pleeg- + -huispatiënten
The word 'verpleeghuispatiënten' is a complex Dutch noun formed through compounding. It is divided into six syllables with primary stress on the antepenultimate syllable. Syllabification follows the principle of maximizing onsets and treating diphthongs as single vowel sounds. The word refers to nursing home patients.
Definitions
- 1
People who are patients in a nursing home.
Nursing home patients
“De verpleeghuispatiënten krijgen dagelijks bezoek.”
“Het welzijn van de verpleeghuispatiënten staat voorop.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('ti' in 'pa-ti-ën').
Syllables
ver — Open syllable, initial consonant.. pleeghuis — Closed syllable, diphthong 'ee', consonant cluster 'gh'. pa — Open syllable, simple vowel.. ti — Open syllable, simple vowel.. ën — Open syllable, schwa vowel, plural marker.. ten — Open syllable, simple vowel.
Word Parts
Maximize Onsets
Dutch syllabification prioritizes including as many consonants as possible in the onset of a syllable.
Vowel Grouping
Diphthongs and triphthongs are treated as single vowel sounds within a syllable.
Compound Word Syllabification
Syllables are divided based on morpheme boundaries within compound words.
- The 'gh' digraph represents /ɣ/.
- The schwa sound /ə/ is common in unstressed syllables.
- Compound word structure requires careful morpheme boundary consideration.
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