Words with Root “vaart-maatschappij” in Dutch
Browse Dutch words sharing the root “vaart-maatschappij”, complete with pronunciations, syllable breakdowns, and linguistic insights.
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vaart-maatschappij Combination of 'vaart' (travel) and 'maatschappij' (company), with origins in Old Dutch and Middle Dutch/Old French respectively.
The word 'luchtvaartmaatschappijen' is a Dutch noun meaning 'airline company'. It is syllabified as lucht-vaart-maat-schap-pij-en, following Dutch rules that prioritize open syllables and separate compound word components. Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'pij'. The word is morphologically complex, consisting of a prefix, root, and suffix with origins in Old Dutch, Middle Dutch, and Germanic languages.