voorlichtingsapparaten
Syllables
voor-licht-ings-ap-pa-ra-ten
Pronunciation
/vɔrˈlɪxtɪŋsəpɑraːtən/
Stress
0101011
Morphemes
voor- + licht- + -ings-
The word 'voorlichtingsapparaten' is a compound noun syllabified based on vowel nuclei, resulting in seven syllables: voor-licht-ings-ap-pa-ra-ten. Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'ten'. The word is composed of a prefix, root, and multiple suffixes, forming a complex lexical unit.
Definitions
- 1
Devices or equipment used for providing information to the public.
Information devices, public information equipment.
“De gemeente heeft nieuwe voorlichtingsapparaten aangeschaft.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('ten').
Syllables
voor — Open syllable, initial syllable.. licht — Closed syllable, contains a short vowel.. ings — Closed syllable, contains the 'ng' cluster.. ap — Open syllable, stressed syllable.. pa — Open syllable.. ra — Open syllable.. ten — Closed syllable, primary stressed syllable.
Word Parts
Similar Words
Vowel Nucleus Rule
Syllables are formed around vowel nuclei. Each syllable must contain a vowel sound.
Consonant Cluster Rule
Consonant clusters are generally maintained within a syllable unless they are easily separable based on pronunciation.
- Dutch allows for some vowel reduction in unstressed syllables, but this doesn't affect the syllabification based on the written form.
- The 'ng' cluster is treated as a single unit in syllabification.
Nearby Words
17 wordsTrending in Dutch
Terms getting hyphenated by users right now.
- ic-infrastructuur
- abdiceer
- Abchazië
- abcessen
- Abbekerk
- abc-boek
- Abbeweer
- abubakar
- abrikoos
- abattoir
- absoute
- abdellah
- abdullah
- abdallah
- absurds
- absurde
- abusief
- abuizen
- absente
- absence