zevenentwintigjarige
Syllables
ze-ven-en-twin-tig-ja-ri-ge
Pronunciation
/ˈzeːvənənˈtʋɪntɪɣjaːriɣə/
Stress
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Morphemes
zeven, twintig, ja + ri-ge
The word 'zevenentwintigjarige' is syllabified into eight syllables following Dutch rules prioritizing open syllables and maintaining consonant clusters. Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'ri'. It's a compound adjective meaning 'seventeen-year-old', built from numeral and age-related morphemes.
Definitions
- 1
Relating to the age of seventeen.
seventeen-year-old
“Een zevenentwintigjarige student.”
“De zevenentwintigjarige man was erg slim.”
ant:volwassen
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'ri' (7th syllable).
Syllables
ze — Open syllable (CV), unstressed.. ven — Open syllable (CV), unstressed.. en — Open syllable (CV), unstressed.. twin — Open syllable (CV), unstressed.. tig — Closed syllable (CVC), unstressed.. ja — Open syllable (CV), unstressed.. ri — Open syllable (CV), primary stressed.. ge — Open syllable (CV), unstressed.
Open Syllable Preference
Dutch favors open syllables (CV) whenever possible.
Consonant Cluster Maintenance
Consonant clusters are generally maintained within a syllable unless they are exceptionally complex.
Penultimate Stress
Primary stress typically falls on the penultimate syllable in Dutch words.
- Compound word structure requires applying syllabification rules to each component.
- Regional variations in vowel pronunciation may exist but do not affect syllabification.
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