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rechter-commissaris

Complete linguistic analysis including syllable division, pronunciation, morphology, and definitions.

6 syllables
19 characters
Dutch
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Fig. 1 — . The composing stick. “rechter-commissaris” is set in lead; each gap is a place it may break.
6syllables

rechtercommissaris

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

rech-ter-com-mis-sa-ris

Pronunciation

/ˈrɛxtər kɔmɪˈsaːris/

Stress

001001

Morphemes

rechter/commissaris

The Dutch word 'rechter-commissaris' is a compound noun meaning 'investigating judge'. It is syllabified as rech-ter-com-mis-sa-ris, with primary stress on 'mis'. The syllabification follows Dutch rules of maximizing onsets and vowel-consonant codas. The word's morphology consists of two roots: 'rechter' (judge) and 'commissaris' (commissioner).

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    A judge specifically appointed to conduct preliminary investigations in criminal cases.

    Investigating judge

    “De rechter-commissaris heeft de verdachte in hechtenis genomen.”

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable of the second component ('mis').

Syllables

6
rech/rɛx/
ter/tər/
com/kɔm/
mis/mɪs/
sa/saː/
ris/ris/

rech — Open syllable, onset 'r', vowel 'e', coda 'ch'. ter — Closed syllable, onset 't', vowel 'e', coda 'r'. com — Open syllable, onset 'c', vowel 'o'. mis — Open syllable, onset 'm', vowel 'i'. sa — Open syllable, onset 's', vowel 'a'. ris — Closed syllable, onset 'r', vowel 'i', coda 's'

Maximizing Onsets

Consonant clusters are broken to maximize the number of onsets.

Vowel-Consonant-Coda Rule

Syllables end with a consonant if possible.

Vowel-Consonant Rule

Syllables end with a vowel if no consonant is present.

  • Compound word structure requires separate syllabification of components.
  • The 'ch' sound is treated as a single phoneme.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/11/2025

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