Words with Suffix “-schaps” in Dutch

The word 'waterschapsbelasting' is a Dutch compound noun meaning 'water board tax'. It is syllabified as 'wa-ter-schaps-be-las-ting' with stress on the penultimate syllable ('-sting'). The word is composed of the roots 'water' and 'belasting' and the suffix '-schaps'. Syllabification follows the principle of maximizing open syllables and treating consonant clusters as single units.

The word 'zwangerschapsafbreking' is a Dutch compound noun meaning 'abortion'. It is syllabified as zwangers-chaps-af-bre-king, with primary stress on the fourth syllable ('bre'). The word is composed of the prefix 'af-', the root 'breking', and the suffix '-schaps-'. Syllabification follows vowel-based division and consonant cluster rules.