vijfendertigjaarigen
Syllables
vij-fen-der-tig-jaa-ri-gen
Pronunciation
/ˈvɛi̯fənˌdɛrtɪɣjaːriɣən/
Stress
0001000
Morphemes
vijf + dertigjaar + igen
The word 'vijfendertigjarigen' is a Dutch noun meaning 'thirty-five-year-olds'. It's syllabified as vij-fen-der-tig-jaa-ri-gen, with stress on the penultimate syllable ('tig'). It's a compound word built from morphemes denoting 'five', 'thirty', 'year', and a plural suffix. Syllabification follows Dutch rules favoring open syllables and respecting vowel length.
Definitions
- 1
People who are thirty-five years old.
Thirty-five-year-olds
“De vijfendertigjarigen zijn een belangrijke doelgroep voor marketing.”
“Veel vijfendertigjarigen hebben kinderen.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('tig').
Syllables
vij — Open syllable, vowel is diphthongized.. fen — Open syllable, unstressed.. der — Open syllable, vowel is short.. tig — Closed syllable, stressed.. jaa — Open syllable, long vowel.. ri — Open syllable.. gen — Open syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
Open Syllable Preference
Dutch favors open syllables (CV), leading to divisions like 'vij-fen' instead of 'v-ijf'.
Vowel Length
Long vowels often form their own syllable, as seen in 'jaa'.
Compound Word Syllabification
Each morpheme within a compound word generally retains its original syllabification.
- The connecting element '-en-' can be reduced in rapid speech but maintains its syllabic identity.
- Consonant clusters are generally maintained within a syllable unless they are easily divisible based on sonority.
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