gemeentereinigingsdienst
Syllables
ge-meen-te-re-i-ni-gings-dienst
Pronunciation
/ɣəˈmeːntərəˈnɪɣɪŋsdiːnst/
Stress
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Morphemes
ge- + reiniging + -dienst
The Dutch word 'gemeentereinigingsdienst' (municipal cleaning service) is a complex compound noun syllabified as ge-meen-te-re-i-ni-gings-dienst, with primary stress on 'meen'. It's formed from 'gemeente', 'reiniging', and 'dienst', following vowel-based division rules and maintaining consonant clusters. It exemplifies typical Dutch word formation.
Definitions
- 1
Municipal cleaning service; the department responsible for keeping public areas clean in a municipality.
Municipal cleaning service
“De gemeentereinigingsdienst zamelt de afval in.”
“De werknemers van de gemeentereinigingsdienst zijn hard aan het werk.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the second syllable ('meen') of the root 'gemeente'. The remaining syllables are unstressed.
Syllables
ge — Open syllable, unstressed.. meen — Closed syllable, primary stressed.. te — Open syllable, unstressed.. re — Open syllable, unstressed.. i — Open syllable, unstressed.. ni — Closed syllable, unstressed.. gings — Closed syllable, unstressed.. dienst — Closed syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
Vowel-Based Division
Syllables are generally formed around vowel sounds, creating open or closed syllables.
Consonant Cluster Rule
Consonant clusters are maintained within a syllable unless they are easily separable based on pronunciation.
Digraph Rule
Digraphs (e.g., 'ee', 'ui') are not split across syllables.
Morpheme Boundary Rule
Morpheme boundaries often coincide with syllable boundaries, but not always.
- The length of the word and the presence of multiple morphemes make it a complex case, but the syllabification follows established Dutch rules consistently.
- Regional variations in pronunciation might exist, but they wouldn't fundamentally alter the syllable division.
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