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gemeentereinigingsdiensten

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

8 syllables
26 characters
Dutch
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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.

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.

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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