Words with Root “gemeente, politie, korps” in Dutch
Browse Dutch words sharing the root “gemeente, politie, korps”, complete with pronunciations, syllable breakdowns, and linguistic insights.
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gemeente, politie, korps Multiple roots forming a compound noun. 'Gemeente' (municipality) - Latin 'communis'. 'Politie' (police) - French/Latin origin. 'Korps' (corps) - Latin 'corpus'.
The word 'gemeentepolitiekorps' is a Dutch compound noun meaning 'municipal police force'. It is syllabified as ge-meen-te-po-li-tie-korps, with primary stress on the penultimate syllable ('tie'). The word consists of three roots: 'gemeente', 'politie', and 'korps', all of Latin or French origin. Syllabification follows Dutch rules favoring open syllables and avoiding breaking up permissible consonant clusters.