zevenenveertigjarig
Syllables
ze-ven-en-veer-tig-ja-rig
Pronunciation
/ˈzeːvənənˈveːrtɪxjaːrɪx/
Stress
0001001
Morphemes
zeven + veertig + jarig
The word 'zevenenveertigjarig' is a complex Dutch adjective meaning 'seventy-year-old'. It's syllabified as ze-ven-en-veer-tig-ja-rig, with stress on 'tig'. It's formed through compounding and derivation, following standard Dutch syllable division rules based on vowel nuclei and codas.
Definitions
- 1
seventy-year-old
seventy-year-old
“Een zevenenveertigjarig man.”
“De zevenenveertigjarige vrouw is gezond.”
syn:zeventigjarigeant:jong
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'tig'
Syllables
ze — Open syllable, vowel nucleus.. ven — Open syllable, vowel nucleus.. en — Open syllable, vowel nucleus.. veer — Open syllable, vowel nucleus.. tig — Closed syllable, stressed.. ja — Open syllable, vowel nucleus.. rig — Closed syllable, consonant coda.
Word Parts
Vowel Nucleus Rule
Syllables are formed around vowel nuclei. Each vowel typically forms a separate syllable.
Coda Rule
Consonants following a vowel within a syllable form the coda (final consonant).
- Dutch allows some flexibility in compound word syllabification, but the breakdown provided is the most common and accepted form.
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