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luchthavenbelastingen

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7 syllables
21 characters
Dutch
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Fig. 1 — . The composing stick. “luchthavenbelastingen” is set in lead; each gap is a place it may break.
7syllables

luchthavenbelastingen

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

lucht-ha-ven-be-las-tin-gen

Pronunciation

/ˈlʏxtˌɦaːvə(n)bəˈlaːstɪŋə(n)/

Stress

0101100

Morphemes

lucht + haven + belasting-en-ingen

The word 'luchthavenbelastingen' is a Dutch compound noun meaning 'airport taxes'. It is syllabified as lucht-ha-ven-be-las-tin-gen, with primary stress on '-las-'. The syllabification follows Dutch rules of onset maximization and vowel peak, and the word's morphemic structure reveals its composition from 'lucht' (air), 'haven' (port), and 'belasting' (tax) roots with plural suffixes.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    Taxes levied on air travel or airport services.

    Airport taxes

    “De luchthavenbelastingen zijn gestegen.”

    “Passagiers moeten luchthavenbelastingen betalen.”

    syn:vliegbelastingen

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('-las-'). The stress pattern is typical for Dutch compound nouns.

Syllables

7
lucht/lʏxt/
ha/ɦaː/
ven/vən/
be/bə/
las/laːs/
tin/tɪŋ/
gen/ɣə(n)/

lucht — Open syllable, initial consonant cluster, stressed in some contexts (e.g., as a standalone word).. ha — Open syllable, vowel lengthened.. ven — Closed syllable, reduced vowel.. be — Open syllable, reduced vowel.. las — Closed syllable, stressed syllable, vowel lengthened.. tin — Closed syllable.. gen — Closed syllable, reduced vowel, final consonant often elided.

Word Parts

pre

lucht

Derived from Old Dutch 'lucht' meaning 'air'. Specifies the domain of the taxes.

root

haven

Old Dutch origin, meaning 'harbor' or 'port'. Refers to the airport.

suf

belasting-en-ingen

Belasting (tax) + -en (plural) + -ingen (genitive plural/collective noun suffix).

Similar Words

lucht­ha­venbe­las­tingha­ven­be­las­ting

Onset Maximization

Dutch prefers to include as many consonants as possible in the onset of a syllable, as seen in 'lucht' and 'haven'.

Vowel Peak

Each syllable must contain a vowel, ensuring clear syllable boundaries.

Compound Word Syllabification

Compound words are syllabified by combining the syllable structures of their constituent parts.

  • The pronunciation of the schwa /ə/ is variable and can be reduced or elided in rapid speech.
  • The (n) in 'haven' is often reduced or elided, particularly in connected speech.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/8/2025

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