Words with Root “veertig” in Dutch

The word 'vijfenveertigjarigen' is a Dutch compound noun meaning 'forty-five-year-olds'. It is syllabified as 'vijf-en-veer-tig-ja-ri-gen' with primary stress on 'veertig'. The word is formed from the numeral 'vijf' (five), 'veertig' (forty), and the suffix 'jarigen' (year-olds). Syllabification follows the onset-rime principle and sonority sequencing, typical of Dutch phonology.

The word 'zevenenveertigjarig' is a complex Dutch adjective meaning 'seventy-year-old'. It's syllabified as ze-ven-en-veer-tig-ja-rig, with stress on 'tig'. It's formed through compounding and derivation, following standard Dutch syllable division rules based on vowel nuclei and codas.