waterverplaatsingen
Syllables
wa-ter-ver-plaats-in-gen
Pronunciation
/ˈwaːtər.vər.ˈplaːts.ɪŋ.ən/
Stress
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Morphemes
ver- + water, plaats + -ingen
The word 'waterverplaatsingen' is a Dutch noun meaning 'water displacements'. It's syllabified as wa-ter-ver-plaats-in-gen, with primary stress on 'plaats'. It's a compound word formed from the roots 'water' and 'plaats' with the prefix 'ver-' and the suffix '-ingen'. Syllabification follows Dutch rules favoring open syllables and avoiding breaking up diphthongs.
Definitions
- 1
Displacements of water.
Water displacements
“De storm veroorzaakte grote waterverplaatsingen langs de kust.”
“De waterverplaatsingen waren duidelijk zichtbaar na de aardbeving.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the syllable 'plaats'. Dutch generally stresses the penultimate syllable, but compound words can have more distributed stress.
Syllables
wa — Open syllable, vowel lengthened.. ter — Closed syllable.. ver — Open syllable, prefix.. plaats — Closed syllable, primary stress.. in — Closed syllable.. gen — Closed syllable, plural suffix.
Word Parts
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Open Syllable Preference
Dutch favors open syllables (CV structure) whenever possible.
Avoid Breaking Diphthongs
Diphthongs like 'aa' are treated as single vowel units.
Consonant Cluster Handling
Consonant clusters are generally maintained within a syllable unless they are exceptionally difficult to pronounce.
Compound Word Syllabification
Compound words are syllabified as if they were separate words joined together.
- The 'ver-' prefix can sometimes be separated in spoken Dutch, but this doesn't affect the written syllabification.
- The final '-ingen' suffix is a common plural marker and is treated as a single unit.
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