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wijkontsluitingsweg

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5 syllables
19 characters
Dutch
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wijkontsluitingsweg

Linguistic Analysis

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

noun
  1. 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

5
wijk/ʋɛik/
ont/ɔnt/
sluit/slœyt/
ings/ɪŋs/
weg/ʋɛx/

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.

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.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/12/2025

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