Words with Suffix “-ens” in Dutch

The word 'meerpersoonshuishoudens' is divided into six syllables based on Dutch syllabification rules, prioritizing open syllables and treating consonant clusters as units. The primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable. It's a compound noun meaning 'multi-person households', formed from the prefix 'meer-', the root 'persoon-', and the suffix '-ens'.

The word 'overlijdensadvertenties' is a Dutch compound noun meaning 'death announcements'. It is syllabified based on maximizing open syllables and respecting morpheme boundaries, with primary stress on the penultimate syllable. The phonetic transcription is /oːvərˈlɛidənsɑdvɛrtɪnsi/.

The Dutch word *overlijdensregister* is a compound noun meaning 'death register'. It is syllabified as o-ver-lij-dens-re-gis-ter, with primary stress on 'lij-dens'. The word is composed of the prefix 'over-', the root 'lijd-', the suffix '-ens', and the root 'register'. Syllabification follows Dutch rules favoring open syllables and maintaining consonant clusters.

The Dutch noun 'thuislandensysteem' (home country system) is divided into five syllables: thuis-lan-den-sys-teem. Stress falls on 'lan'. It's a compound word formed from 'thuis', 'land', and 'systeem', following vowel-based syllabification rules and compound stress patterns.