zevenenzeventigjarige
Syllables
ze-ven-en-ze-ven-tig-ja-ri-ge
Pronunciation
/ˈzeːvənənˈzeːvəntɪxjaːriɣə/
Stress
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Morphemes
ja + zeven + en-zeven-tig-ri-ge
The word 'zevenenzeventigjarige' is a complex Dutch adjective meaning 'seventy-year-old'. It is syllabified as ze-ven-en-ze-ven-tig-ja-ri-ge, with primary stress on the penultimate syllable 'ri'. It is formed through compounding and derivation, with roots meaning 'seven' and 'year', and suffixes indicating age and adjectival form.
Definitions
- 1
Relating to the age of seventy.
Seventy-year-old
“Mijn zevenenzeventigjarige grootmoeder is nog steeds heel actief.”
syn:zeventigjarigeant:jong
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'ri' (the 8th syllable).
Syllables
ze — Open syllable, stressed in some pronunciations.. ven — Open syllable, unstressed.. en — Open syllable, unstressed, conjunction.. ze — Open syllable, unstressed.. ven — Open syllable, unstressed.. tig — Closed syllable, unstressed.. ja — Open syllable, unstressed.. ri — Open syllable, primary stress.. ge — Open syllable, unstressed, adjectival suffix.
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Vowel-Based Division
Syllables are formed around vowel sounds.
Consonant Cluster Rule
Consonant clusters are kept together unless easily separable.
Affix Rule
Prefixes and suffixes are treated as separate syllables if they contain a vowel.
- The compound nature of the word requires careful consideration of morphemic boundaries. The 'en' conjunction is consistently syllabified separately.
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