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legervoorlichtingsdienst

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6 syllables
24 characters
Dutch
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legervoorlichtingsdienst

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

le-ger-voor-licht-ings-dienst

Pronunciation

/ˈlɛɣərˌvoːrˌlɪxtɪŋsˌdiːnst/

Stress

10001

Morphemes

voor + leger + lichtingsdienst

The Dutch word 'legervoorlichtingsdienst' is a compound noun meaning 'army information service'. It is divided into six syllables: le-ger-voor-licht-ings-dienst. The primary stress falls on the 'dienst' syllable. The word is morphologically composed of the root 'leger', the prefix 'voor-', and the combined root 'lichtingsdienst'. Syllabification follows vowel peak principles and maintains consonant clusters.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    The army information service; the department responsible for public relations and information dissemination within the army.

    Army Information Service

    “De legervoorlichtingsdienst gaf een persconferentie.”

    “Hij werkt bij de legervoorlichtingsdienst.”

    syn:legerinformatiedienstdefensie voorlichting

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the first syllable of 'leger' and the last syllable of 'dienst'. The 'voor' and 'lichtings' syllables are unstressed.

Syllables

5
le-ger/ˈlɛɣər/
voor/voːr/
licht/lɪxt/
ings/ɪŋs/
dienst/diːnst/

le-ger — Open syllable, stressed.. voor — Open syllable, unstressed.. licht — Closed syllable, unstressed.. ings — Closed syllable, unstressed.. dienst — Closed syllable, stressed.

Word Parts

pre

voor

Dutch origin, indicates purpose or direction.

root

leger

Dutch origin, meaning 'army'.

suf

lichtingsdienst

Combination of 'lichting' (draft/conscription) and 'dienst' (service). Forms a compound noun.

Similar Words

voor­be­rei­dingvoor­stel­lingdienst­ver­le­ning

Vowel Peak

Syllables are built around vowel sounds. Each syllable contains at least one vowel.

Consonant Clusters

Consonant clusters are generally maintained within a syllable unless they are easily separable based on pronunciation.

Digraphs

Digraphs (like 'sch') are not split.

Prefixes/Suffixes

Prefixes and suffixes are generally treated as separate syllables if they contain a vowel.

  • The compound nature of the word requires careful consideration of morphemic boundaries.
  • The 'voor' prefix is consistently treated as a separate syllable.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/6/2025

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