Words with Root “sement” in Dutch

The Dutch word 'faillissementsbescherming' is a complex noun meaning 'bankruptcy protection'. It's syllabified as fai-llis-se-ments-be-scherm-ing, with primary stress on 'fai-' and secondary stress on '-ing'. It's a compound word built from French and Dutch morphemes, following standard Dutch syllabification rules prioritizing vowel sounds and onset maximization.

The Dutch word 'faillissementsrecht' is a compound noun meaning 'bankruptcy law'. It is syllabified as fa-il-lis-se-ment-recht, with primary stress on the third syllable ('lis'). The word is composed of a French-derived prefix ('faillis'), a root ('sement'), and a Germanic suffix ('recht'). Syllable division follows the vowel rule and consonant cluster rule, with the 'ts' cluster treated as a single unit.