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godsdienstsociologie

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6 syllables
20 characters
Dutch
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godsdienstsociologie

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

gods-dienst-so-cio-lo-gie

Pronunciation

/ˈɣɔtsdiːnstsoːsioloːɣi/

Stress

010001

Morphemes

gods + dienst + sociologie

The word 'godsdienstsociologie' is a Dutch compound noun meaning 'sociology of religion'. It is syllabified as gods-dienst-so-cio-lo-gie, with primary stress on the penultimate syllable. The word is composed of Germanic and Latin/Greek morphemes, and its syllabification follows standard Dutch rules prioritizing vowel sounds and avoiding stranded consonants.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    The branch of sociology that studies religion and religious phenomena.

    Sociology of religion

    “Ze studeert godsdienstsociologie aan de universiteit.”

    “Godsdienstsociologie onderzoekt de invloed van religie op de samenleving.”

    syn:religiesociologie

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('cie' in 'sociologie').

Syllables

6
gods/ɣɔts/
dienst/diːnst/
so/soː/
cio/si.oː/
lo/loː/
gie/ɣi/

gods — Open syllable, containing a short vowel and a voiced velar fricative.. dienst — Open syllable, containing a long vowel and a voiced dental fricative.. so — Open syllable, containing a long vowel.. cio — Open syllable, containing a vowel and a palatal approximant.. lo — Open syllable, containing a long vowel.. gie — Open syllable, containing a short vowel and a voiced velar fricative.

Word Parts

pre

gods

Derived from 'god' (god), Germanic origin.

root

dienst

Meaning 'service', 'worship', or 'religion', Germanic origin.

suf

sociologie

Combination of 'socio-' (Latin origin, society) and '-logie' (Greek origin, study of).

Similar Words

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Vowel-centric division

Syllables are built around vowel sounds.

Avoid stranded consonants

Consonants are generally not left at the beginning of a syllable unless part of a consonant cluster.

Compound word rule

Compound words are divided at the boundaries of their constituent morphemes.

Penultimate stress

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable.

  • The 'ds' cluster in 'godsdienst' is a common feature of Dutch and doesn't pose a significant syllabification challenge.
  • The length of the word and the presence of multiple morphemes require careful application of the compound word rule.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/9/2025

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