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pensioneringsleeftijd

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6 syllables
21 characters
Dutch
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6syllables

pensionerringsleeftijd

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

pen-sio-ner-rings-leeft-ijd

Pronunciation

/pɛn.sjo.nɛ.rɪŋ.s.lɛːf.tɛit/

Stress

001000

Morphemes

pensioen + ering + s

The word 'pensioneringsleeftijd' is a complex Dutch compound noun meaning 'retirement age'. It is syllabified based on vowel sounds, avoiding diphthong splitting and maintaining consonant clusters. The primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('rings'). The word is morphologically composed of a prefix ('pensioen-'), a root ('-ering-'), and a suffix ('-leeftijd').

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    The age at which a person is eligible to retire and receive a pension.

    Retirement age

    “De overheid verhoogt de pensioneringsleeftijd.”

    “Veel mensen zijn bezorgd over de stijgende pensioneringsleeftijd.”

    syn:pensioenleeftijd

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the fourth syllable ('rings'), following the general Dutch rule of stressing the penultimate syllable.

Syllables

6
pen/pɛn/
sio/sjo/
ner/nɛr/
rings/rɪŋs/
leeft/lɛːft/
ijd/ɛit/

pen — Open syllable, containing a short vowel.. sio — Open syllable, containing a diphthong.. ner — Closed syllable, containing a short vowel.. rings — Closed syllable, containing a short vowel and a nasal consonant.. leeft — Closed syllable, containing a long vowel.. ijd — Closed syllable, containing a diphthong.

Word Parts

pre

pensioen

From French 'pension', ultimately from Latin 'pensio' (payment). Indicates the concept of a pension.

root

ering

Germanic suffix denoting a process or state. Forms a noun from a verb.

suf

s

Genitive marker, linking the two parts of the compound.

Similar Words

ar­beids­on­ge­schikt­heids­ver­ze­ke­ringrechts­bij­stand­ver­ze­ke­ringwerk­loos­heids­uit­ke­ring

Vowel-centric Syllabification

Each vowel sound generally forms the nucleus of a syllable.

Consonant Cluster Handling

Consonant clusters are generally kept together within a syllable, unless they are easily separable by a vowel sound.

Avoidance of Diphthong Splitting

Diphthongs (vowel combinations) are not split across syllable boundaries.

Compound Word Syllabification

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

  • The 's' between 'ering' and 'leeftijd' is a genitive marker and is treated as a separate syllable.
  • Dutch allows for relatively free compounding, leading to long words like this one.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/8/2025

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