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gemeentereinigingsdiensten

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

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

gemeenterenigingsdiensten

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

ge-meen-te-re-ni-gings-dien-sten

Pronunciation

/ɣəˈmeːntərəˈnɛi̯ɣɪŋsdiːnstən/

Stress

01001100

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

noun
  1. 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.”

    syn:Gemeentelijke schoonmaakdienstenstadsreiniging

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

8
ge/ɣə/
meen/meːn/
te/tə/
re/rə/
ni/ni/
gings/ɣɪŋs/
dien/diːn/
sten/stən/

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

pre

ge-

Often indicates collective or belonging to a group, but in this case, part of the root 'gemeente'.

root

meente

Related to 'gemeen' (common), forming the base for 'municipality'.

suf

-reinigingsdiensten

Combination of 'reiniging' (cleaning) and 'dienst' (service) with plural marker '-en'.

Similar Words

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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.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/6/2025

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