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gemeentereinigingsdienst

Complete linguistic analysis including syllable division, pronunciation, morphology, and definitions.

8 syllables
24 characters
Dutch
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Fig. 1 — . The composing stick. “gemeentereinigingsdienst” is set in lead; each gap is a place it may break.
8syllables

gemeentereinigingsdienst

Linguistic Analysis

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

noun
  1. 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.”

    syn:Gemeentelijke schoonmaakdienststadsreiniging

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the second syllable ('meen') of the root 'gemeente'. The remaining syllables are unstressed.

Syllables

8
ge/ɣə/
meen/meːn/
te/tə/
re/rə/
i/i/
ni/nɪ/
gings/ɣɪŋs/
dienst/diːnst/

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

pre

ge-

Often indicates collective or communal aspect, derived from Proto-Germanic.

root

reiniging

Dutch root meaning 'cleaning', derived from 'reinigen'.

suf

-dienst

Dutch suffix meaning 'service', 'department'.

Similar Words

ar­beids­on­ge­schikt­heidwa­ter­lei­ding­be­drijfver­ze­ke­rings­ma­at­schap­pij

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.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/7/2025

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