zindelijkheidstraningen
Syllables
zin-del-ijk-heid-stra-nin-gen
Pronunciation
/zɪnˈdɛl(ɪ)khɛitstraːnɪŋə(n)/
Stress
0010000
Morphemes
zindelijk + heidstrainingen
The word 'zindelijkheidstrainingen' is a compound noun divided into seven syllables based on vowel nuclei and consonant clusters. Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable. It's formed from the root 'zindelijk' (clean) with the suffix '-heid' and the noun 'trainingen' (training) with the plural suffix '-en'.
Definitions
- 1
The process of teaching someone to use the toilet.
Toilet training
“De zindelijkheidstrainingen van mijn dochter gingen voorspoedig.”
“We zijn begonnen met de zindelijkheidstrainingen toen hij twee jaar oud was.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('lijk') in 'zindelijkheid'.
Syllables
zin — Open syllable, vowel nucleus.. del — Open syllable, vowel nucleus.. ijk — Closed syllable, consonant cluster.. heid — Open syllable, vowel nucleus.. stra — Open syllable, vowel nucleus.. nin — Closed syllable, consonant cluster.. gen — Open syllable, schwa sound.
Word Parts
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Vowel Nucleus Rule
Every vowel sound forms the nucleus of a syllable.
Consonant Cluster Rule
Consonant clusters following a vowel are grouped with the preceding syllable.
- The 'ij' digraph can have slight pronunciation variations, but doesn't significantly alter syllabification in standard Dutch.
- Regional vowel variations may exist but don't affect core syllable division.
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