watervogeltellingen
Syllables
wa-ter-vo-gel-tel-lin-gen
Pronunciation
/ˈʋaːtərˌvoːɣəlˌtɛlɪŋən/
Stress
0100100
Morphemes
water, vogel, telling + -en
The word 'watervogeltellingen' is a Dutch compound noun meaning 'water bird counts'. It is divided into seven syllables: wa-ter-vo-gel-tel-lin-gen, with primary stress on the fifth syllable ('tel'). The word is formed from the roots 'water', 'vogel', and 'telling' with the plural suffix '-en'.
Definitions
- 1
The act of counting water birds.
Water bird counts
“De watervogeltellingen worden elk jaar uitgevoerd.”
“The water bird counts are carried out every year.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the fifth syllable ('tel'), indicated by '1'. Other syllables are unstressed ('0').
Syllables
wa — Open syllable, containing the initial vowel.. ter — Closed syllable, containing a consonant cluster and a schwa-like vowel.. vo — Open syllable, containing a long vowel.. gel — Closed syllable, containing a voiced velar fricative and a schwa-like vowel.. tel — Closed syllable, primary stressed syllable.. lin — Closed syllable, containing a short vowel.. gen — Closed syllable, containing a nasal vowel and a voiced velar fricative.
Word Parts
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Vowel Peak
Each syllable contains a vowel sound.
Consonant Cluster Rule
Consonant clusters are maintained unless easily separable.
Compound Word Stress
Penultimate syllable stress is common in Dutch compound words.
- Regional variations in the pronunciation of 'v' ([ʋ] or [f]) do not affect syllabification.
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