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warmte-krachtkoppeling

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6 syllables
22 characters
Dutch
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6syllables

warmtekrachtkoppeling

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

warm-te-kracht-kop-pe-ling

Pronunciation

/ˈʋɑrmtə ˈkrɑxtˌkɔpəˈlɪŋ/

Stress

000100

Morphemes

warmte, kracht, kop, pel + ing

The word 'warmte-krachtkoppeling' is a Dutch compound noun meaning 'combined heat and power'. It is syllabified into six syllables (warm-te-kracht-kop-pe-ling) with primary stress on the penultimate syllable ('kop'). The syllabification follows Dutch rules favoring open syllables and treating consonant clusters as single units. The morphemic breakdown reveals Germanic roots and a nominalizing suffix.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    Combined heat and power

    Combined heat and power

    “De gemeente investeert in een nieuwe warmte-krachtkoppeling.”

    “Warmte-krachtkoppeling is een duurzame energieoplossing.”

Stress pattern

The primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable, 'kop'. The stress pattern is typical for Dutch compound nouns.

Syllables

6
warm/ʋɑrm/
te/tə/
kracht/krɑxt/
kop/kɔp/
pe/pə/
ling/lɪŋ/

warm — Open syllable, unstressed.. te — Open syllable, unstressed.. kracht — Closed syllable, unstressed.. kop — Closed syllable, primary stressed.. pe — Open syllable, unstressed.. ling — Closed syllable, unstressed.

Open Syllable Preference

Dutch favors open syllables (CV), leading to divisions like 'warm-te' instead of 'wa-rmte'.

Consonant Cluster Handling

Consonant clusters like 'cht' are treated as a single unit for syllabification.

Compound Word Syllabification

Each component of a compound word is syllabified independently.

Penultimate Stress

Primary stress typically falls on the penultimate syllable in compound nouns.

  • The length of the word is typical for Dutch compounding.
  • Regional variations in vowel pronunciation may exist but do not affect syllabification.
  • The 'cht' cluster is consistently treated as a single unit.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/8/2025

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