vruchtbaarheidscijfer
Syllables
vrucht-baar-heid-s-cij-fer
Pronunciation
/vrʏxtˈbaːrɦɛitstˈsɛifər/
Stress
010001
Morphemes
vrucht + baarheidscijfer
The word *vruchtbaarheidscijfer* is a compound noun meaning 'fertility rate'. It's syllabified as vrucht-baar-heid-s-cij-fer, with stress on *baar*. The syllabification follows Dutch rules of vowel peaks, consonant clusters, and compound word structure.
Definitions
- 1
The number of children born per woman of childbearing age.
Fertility rate/figure
“Het vruchtbaarheidscijfer is de afgelopen jaren gedaald.”
“Een laag vruchtbaarheidscijfer kan leiden tot vergrijzing.”
syn:geboortecijferant:sterftecijfer
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the second syllable ('baar'). Dutch generally stresses the penultimate syllable, but compound words often stress the first element of the final constituent.
Syllables
vrucht — Open syllable, containing the root morpheme.. baar — Closed syllable, stressed syllable.. heid — Open syllable, containing a suffix.. s — Syllable consisting of a single consonant, functioning as a linking element.. cij — Open syllable, part of the final compound element.. fer — Closed syllable, completing the final compound element.
Word Parts
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Vowel Peak
Each syllable must contain a vowel sound.
Consonant Clusters
Consonant clusters are split according to sonority, but Dutch allows for relatively large clusters.
Compound Word Syllabification
Compound words are syllabified as if they were separate words joined together.
Linking 's'
The linking 's' is often treated as part of the preceding syllable.
- The 'cht' cluster in *vrucht* is a single phoneme /xt/. The linking 's' is a morphological marker that doesn't necessarily create a new syllable on its own.
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