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gezondheidsinspectie

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6 syllables
20 characters
Dutch
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gezondheidsinspectie

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

ge-zond-heids-in-spec-tie

Pronunciation

/ɣəˈzɔndɦɛitsɪnsˌpɛksi/

Stress

001010

Morphemes

ge- + zond + -heidsinspectie

The word 'gezondheidsinspectie' is a complex Dutch noun syllabified as ge-zond-heids-in-spec-tie, with primary stress on 'spec'. It's formed from a Germanic prefix 'ge-', root 'zond', and suffixes '-heid', '-s', and a Latin/French derived '-inspectie'. Syllabification follows onset maximization and vowel-centric rules.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    A governmental or organizational body responsible for checking and enforcing health and safety standards.

    Health inspection

    “De gezondheidsinspectie heeft de keuken gesloten.”

    “De resultaten van de gezondheidsinspectie waren positief.”

    syn:GezondheidscontroleInspectie

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('spec'). Dutch stress generally falls on the penultimate or antepenultimate syllable, with longer words favoring antepenultimate stress.

Syllables

6
ge/ɣə/
zond/zɔnd/
heids/hɛits/
in/ɪn/
spec/spɛk/
tie/ti/

ge — Open syllable, unstressed, containing the prefix 'ge'.. zond — Closed syllable, containing the root 'zond'. The 'nd' cluster is a valid Dutch onset.. heids — Closed syllable, containing the suffix '-heid' and the genitive marker '-s'.. in — Open syllable, part of the 'inspectie' component.. spec — Closed syllable, stressed syllable, containing the 'spec' part of 'inspectie'.. tie — Open syllable, completing the 'inspectie' component.

Word Parts

pre

ge-

Germanic origin, forms nouns from verbs/adjectives.

root

zond

Germanic origin, related to 'gezond' (healthy).

suf

-heidsinspectie

-heid (nominalizing suffix), -s (genitive marker), -inspectie (Latin/French origin, denotes inspection).

Similar Words

ge­zel­lig­heidver­ant­woor­de­lijk­heidwerk­si­tu­a­tie

Onset Maximization

Dutch prefers to include as many consonants as possible in the onset of a syllable (e.g., 'sp' in 'inspectie').

Vowel-Centric Syllables

Each syllable generally contains one vowel sound.

Compound Word Syllabification

Compound words are syllabified as if they were separate words joined together.

  • The 'sch' digraph pronunciation can vary (/sx/ or /s/) but doesn't affect syllabification.
  • The 'ei' diphthong is a common Dutch sound.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/9/2025

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