vierendertigjarigen
Syllables
vier-en-der-tig-ja-ri-gen
Pronunciation
/ˈvi.rən.dərtɪɣ.ja.ri.ɣən/
Stress
0100000
Morphemes
vier + dertig + en
The word 'vierendertigjarigen' is syllabified into seven syllables (vier-en-der-tig-ja-ri-gen) with primary stress on 'tig'. It's a compound noun formed from numeral and age-related morphemes, following standard Dutch syllabification rules based on vowel nuclei and avoiding diphthong splitting.
Definitions
- 1
People who are forty years old.
forty-year-olds
“De vierendertigjarigen beleven een nieuwe fase in hun leven.”
syn:veertigers
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('tig').
Syllables
vier — Open syllable, diphthong 'ie' remains intact.. en — Open syllable.. der — Closed syllable, consonant cluster 'dert' remains together.. tig — Closed, stressed syllable.. ja — Open syllable.. ri — Open syllable.. gen — Open syllable.
Word Parts
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Vowel Nucleus Rule
Syllables are formed around vowel nuclei. Each syllable contains one vowel sound.
Diphthong Integrity Rule
Diphthongs (like 'ie') are not split across syllable boundaries.
Consonant Cluster Rule
Consonant clusters following a vowel are generally kept within the same syllable, unless they are easily separable.
Penultimate Stress Rule
Dutch generally places primary stress on the penultimate syllable.
- Regional variations in the pronunciation of the 'g' sound do not affect syllabification.
- The word is a compound noun, which can sometimes lead to ambiguity, but the standard rules apply here.
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