gemeenterenigingsdiensten
Syllables
ge-meen-te-re-ni-gings-dien-sten
Pronunciation
/ɣəˈmeːntərəˈnɛi̯ɣɪŋsdiːnstən/
Stress
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Morphemes
ge- + meente + -reinigingsdiensten
The Dutch word 'gemeentereinigingsdiensten' (municipal cleaning services) is a complex noun syllabified as ge-meen-te-re-ni-gings-dien-sten, with primary stress on '-nings-'. It's a compound word built from 'gemeente', 'reiniging', and 'dienst', with a plural suffix '-en'. Syllabification follows vowel-centric rules and avoids single-consonant syllables.
Definitions
- 1
The department or company responsible for keeping a municipality clean.
Municipal cleaning services
“De gemeentereinigingsdiensten zijn verantwoordelijk voor de afvalinzameling.”
“De gemeentereinigingsdiensten klagen over de hoeveelheid zwerfafval.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable '-nings-', as is typical in Dutch. Secondary stress is less pronounced but present on 'meen' and 'ni'.
Syllables
ge — Open syllable, unstressed.. meen — Open syllable, stressed.. te — Open syllable, unstressed.. re — Open syllable, unstressed.. ni — Open syllable, stressed.. gings — Closed syllable, stressed.. dien — Open syllable, unstressed.. sten — Closed syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
Vowel-centric Syllabification
Each vowel sound generally forms the nucleus of a syllable.
Consonant Cluster Handling
Consonant clusters are often broken up based on sonority, but digraphs are kept together.
Avoidance of Single-Letter Syllables
Dutch generally avoids syllables consisting of a single consonant.
Penultimate Stress
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable.
- The length of the word and the presence of multiple suffixes make it a challenging case.
- Regional variations in pronunciation might slightly affect the perceived syllable boundaries, but the core syllabification remains the same.
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