voorlichtingsbijeenkomsten
Syllables
voor-licht-ings-bi-jeen-kom-sten
Pronunciation
/vɔrˈlɪxtɪŋsbiˈjɛnˌkɔmstən/
Stress
0100100
Morphemes
voor- + licht- + -ingsbijeenkomsten
The word 'voorlichtingsbijeenkomsten' is a Dutch noun meaning 'information meetings'. It's divided into seven syllables: voor-licht-ings-bi-jeen-kom-sten, with stress on 'kom'. The syllabification follows vowel-based rules and preserves consonant clusters, typical of Dutch compound nouns.
Definitions
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Information meetings, awareness sessions, briefings.
Information meetings
“De gemeente organiseert voorlichtingsbijeenkomsten over de nieuwe regelgeving.”
“Er waren veel mensen aanwezig bij de voorlichtingsbijeenkomsten.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('kom'). Dutch generally stresses the penultimate syllable.
Syllables
voor — Open syllable, initial syllable.. licht — Closed syllable, contains a short vowel.. ings — Closed syllable, contains a nasal consonant.. bi — Open syllable, short vowel.. jeen — Closed syllable, contains a diphthong.. kom — Closed syllable, stressed syllable.. sten — Closed syllable, final syllable.
Word Parts
voor-
Old Dutch/Germanic origin, preposition meaning 'for' or 'in front of'.
licht-
Germanic origin, verb stem meaning 'to light' (figuratively 'to inform').
-ingsbijeenkomsten
Combination of -ing (nominalizing), -s (genitive/noun forming), bijeenkomst- (compound noun 'meeting'), -en (plural marker).
Vowel-Based Division
Syllables are formed around vowel sounds.
Consonant Cluster Preservation
Consonant clusters are kept together within a syllable whenever possible.
Avoidance of Dipthong/Digraph Splitting
Dipthongs and digraphs are not split across syllable boundaries.
- The 'sch' cluster in 'bijeenkomsten' can be analyzed differently in phonetic transcription, but doesn't change the orthographic syllable division.
- Regional variations in vowel pronunciation may exist, but do not affect syllable division.
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