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zevenentwintigjarige

Complete linguistic analysis including syllable division, pronunciation, morphology, and definitions.

8 syllables
20 characters
Dutch
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Fig. 1 — . The composing stick. “zevenentwintigjarige” is set in lead; each gap is a place it may break.
8syllables

zevenentwintigjarige

Linguistic Analysis

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

adjective
  1. 1

    Relating to the age of seventeen.

    seventeen-year-old

    “Een zevenentwintigjarige student.”

    “De zevenentwintigjarige man was erg slim.”

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'ri' (7th syllable).

Syllables

8
ze/zeː/
ven/vən/
en/ən/
twin/tʋɪn/
tig/tɪɣ/
ja/jaː/
ri/ri/
ge/ɣə/

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.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/9/2025

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