Words with Root “ent” in Dutch

The word 'achtentachtigjarige' is a compound adjective meaning 'eighty-year-old'. It is divided into seven syllables: ach-ten-tach-tig-ja-ri-ge, with primary stress on 'tig'. The syllabification follows Dutch rules maximizing onsets and requiring a vowel nucleus in each syllable. The 'ch' is treated as a single phoneme /x/. It shares a similar syllable structure with other age-denoting compound adjectives like 'vijftigjarige' and 'zeventigjarige'.