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schippersgemeenten

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5 syllables
18 characters
Dutch
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schippersgemeenten

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

schip-pers-ge-meen-ten

Pronunciation

/ˈsxɪpərsɣəˈmeːntən/

Stress

01011

Morphemes

schip + meen + pers-ge-ten

The word 'schippersgemeenten' is a compound noun divided into five syllables: schip-pers-ge-meen-ten. It's derived from multiple morphemes relating to ships and municipalities. Primary stress falls on 'meen', with secondary stress on 'pers'. Syllabification follows vowel-based rules and avoids splitting consonant clusters.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    Municipalities or local government areas historically associated with or serving a population of bargemen.

    Bargemen's municipalities

    “De schippersgemeenten langs de Rijn hebben te maken met wateroverlast.”

    “De geschiedenis van de schippersgemeenten is nauw verbonden met de scheepvaart.”

    syn:Binnenvaartgemeenten

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('meen'). Secondary stress on 'pers'. Other syllables are unstressed.

Syllables

5
schip/sxɪp/
pers/pərs/
ge/ɣə/
meen/meːn/
ten/tən/

schip — Open syllable, containing the initial consonant cluster 'sch'. Unstressed.. pers — Open syllable, containing the suffix '-pers'. Secondary stress.. ge — Closed syllable, containing the inflectional prefix 'ge'. Unstressed.. meen — Open syllable, containing the root 'meen'. Primary stress.. ten — Closed syllable, containing the plural suffix '-ten'. Unstressed.

Word Parts

pre

schip

Old Dutch origin, meaning 'ship'. Functions as a root.

root

meen

Middle Dutch origin, meaning 'community' or 'municipality'.

suf

pers-ge-ten

'-pers' indicates relation to a person, '-ge' is an inflectional prefix, '-ten' is the plural marker.

Similar Words

schip­perge­meen­teschoen­ma­ker

Vowel-Based Syllabification

Dutch syllabification prioritizes vowel sounds. Each vowel typically forms the nucleus of a syllable.

Consonant Cluster Handling

Consonant clusters like 'sch' are treated as single units and are not split across syllables.

Avoidance of Digraph Splitting

Digraphs (combinations of letters representing a single sound) are not broken apart during syllabification.

  • The pronunciation of 'ge-' can be reduced in some contexts, but it's pronounced more fully here.
  • The initial 'sch' cluster is a common feature of Dutch and is treated as a single unit.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/13/2025

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