wapenhandelsverdrag
Syllables
wa-pen-han-dels-ver-drag
Pronunciation
/ˈʋaːpənɦɑn.dəls.vər.drɑx/
Stress
010010
Morphemes
wapen, handel, verdrag + s
The word 'wapenhandelsverdrag' is a Dutch compound noun meaning 'arms trade treaty'. It is divided into six syllables following CV division rules, with primary stress on the penultimate syllable 'ver'. The word consists of three roots (wapen, handel, verdrag) connected by a genitive marker 's'.
Definitions
- 1
A treaty or agreement concerning the trade of weapons.
Arms trade treaty
“Het wapenhandelsverdrag werd door alle landen ondertekend.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'ver' (1). All other syllables are unstressed (0).
Syllables
wa — Open syllable, initial syllable.. pen — Closed syllable, contains a schwa.. han — Open syllable.. dels — Closed syllable, contains a schwa.. ver — Open syllable, stressed syllable.. drag — Closed syllable, final syllable.
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Consonant-Vowel (CV) Division
Syllables are generally divided after each vowel, creating open syllables whenever possible. Consonants are assigned to the following syllable unless doing so would create an illegal syllable structure (e.g., a single consonant at the beginning of a syllable).
- The linking 's' does not form a separate syllable. Dutch compound words allow for some flexibility, but the provided division is the most common and phonologically natural.
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