gemeentepolitiekorps
Syllables
ge-meen-te-po-li-tie-korps
Pronunciation
/ɣəˈmeːntə.pɔ.li.tsi.kɔrps/
Stress
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Morphemes
gemeente, politie, korps
The word 'gemeentepolitiekorps' is a Dutch compound noun meaning 'municipal police force'. It is syllabified as ge-meen-te-po-li-tie-korps, with primary stress on the penultimate syllable ('tie'). The word consists of three roots: 'gemeente', 'politie', and 'korps', all of Latin or French origin. Syllabification follows Dutch rules favoring open syllables and avoiding breaking up permissible consonant clusters.
Definitions
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Municipal police force
Municipal police force
“De gemeentepolitiekorps onderzoekt de diefstal.”
“De burgemeester sprak de gemeentepolitiekorps toe.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('tie' in 'politie'). The first syllable ('ge') is unstressed, as are 'po', 'korps'.
Syllables
ge-meen-te — Open syllable, initial vowel, stressed syllable is 'meen'.. po-li-tie — Open syllables, primary stress on 'tie'.. korps — Closed syllable, final consonant cluster.
Open Syllable Preference
Dutch favors open syllables (CV structure) whenever possible. Syllable divisions are made to create CV syllables unless doing so would break up a diphthong or a permissible consonant cluster.
Compound Word Syllabification
Compound words are syllabified as if they were single words, applying the same rules as any other Dutch word.
- Vowel reduction in unstressed syllables is common in Dutch pronunciation, but does not affect the orthographic syllabification.
- The word is a compound noun, and its syllabification reflects the combination of its constituent morphemes.
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