vreemdelingenpolitie
Syllables
vreem-de-lin-gen-po-li-tie
Pronunciation
/ˈvremdəˌlɪŋə(n)poːliˈtsi/
Stress
0010101
Morphemes
vreemde + lingen + politie
The word 'vreemdelingenpolitie' is a Dutch compound noun meaning 'immigration police'. It is syllabified as vreem-de-lin-gen-po-li-tie, with primary stress on the penultimate syllable ('-gen-'). The word is composed of 'vreemde' (foreign), 'lingen' (people), and 'politie' (police). Syllabification follows Dutch rules prioritizing open syllables and penultimate stress.
Definitions
- 1
The department of the police responsible for immigration control, border security, and dealing with foreign nationals.
Aliens Police / Immigration Police
“De vreemdelingenpolitie heeft de man aangehouden.”
“Er is meer controle door de vreemdelingenpolitie.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('-gen-'). Dutch generally follows a penultimate stress pattern, especially in compound words.
Syllables
vreem — Open syllable, initial consonant cluster.. de — Open syllable, unstressed.. lin — Closed syllable, potential [ŋ] simplification.. gen — Closed syllable, stressed.. po — Open syllable, long vowel.. li — Open syllable, unstressed.. tie — Closed syllable, final consonant cluster.
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Maximize Open Syllables
Dutch syllabification prioritizes creating syllables that end in vowels whenever possible.
Consonant Cluster Handling
Consonant clusters are generally kept together unless they can be naturally split based on phonotactic constraints.
Penultimate Stress
Compound nouns in Dutch typically have primary stress on the penultimate syllable.
- The 'ng' cluster in 'lingen' can be simplified to [ŋ] in some pronunciations.
- The 'n' in 'lingen' is often elided in rapid speech.
- Regional variations in vowel pronunciation may exist but do not significantly alter syllabification.
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