wijkontsluitingsweg
Syllables
wijk-ont-sluit-ings-weg
Pronunciation
/ˈʋɛikɔn(t)slœytɪŋsʋɛx/
Stress
01000
Morphemes
ont- + wijk + -ings
The word 'wijkontsluitingsweg' is a Dutch compound noun divided into five syllables: wijk-ont-sluit-ings-weg. The primary stress falls on the third syllable ('sluit'). It's formed from the morphemes 'wijk' (neighborhood), 'ont-' (access), 'sluiting' (closing/access), and 'weg' (road). Syllabification follows Dutch rules favoring open syllables and preserving consonant clusters.
Definitions
- 1
A road that provides access to a neighborhood or district.
Neighborhood access road
“De gemeente plant de aanleg van een nieuwe wijkontsluitingsweg.”
“Het verkeer op de wijkontsluitingsweg is erg druk tijdens de spitsuren.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the third syllable ('sluit'), following the general Dutch rule of penultimate stress, but influenced by the length of the word.
Syllables
wijk — Open syllable, initial syllable, carries lexical meaning.. ont — Open syllable, prefix, contributes to the meaning of access.. sluit — Closed syllable, root, stressed syllable.. ings — Closed syllable, suffix, grammatical function.. weg — Open syllable, root, final syllable.
Word Parts
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Open Syllable Preference
Dutch favors creating syllables ending in vowels whenever possible.
Consonant Cluster Preservation
Consonant clusters are generally kept together within a syllable.
Morpheme Boundary Consideration
Syllable boundaries often align with morpheme boundaries, but this is not a strict rule.
- The 't' in 'ontsluiting' can be reduced or elided in rapid speech.
- Regional variations in vowel pronunciation may exist.
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