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terugbetalingstarief

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

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

terugbetalingstarief

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

te-rug-be-ta-ling-star-ief

Pronunciation

/təˈrʏx.bə.taː.lɪŋ.x.taː.риф/

Stress

0000010

Morphemes

terug + betaal + ingstarief

The word 'terugbetalingstarief' is a Dutch compound noun syllabified according to rules favoring open syllables and maintaining consonant clusters. Stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('tarief'). It's composed of the prefix 'terug-', the root 'betaal-', and the suffix '-ingstarief'.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    The rate at which money is refunded or reimbursed.

    Refund rate, reimbursement rate

    “Het terugbetalingstarief voor deze verzekering is 90%.”

    “We moeten het terugbetalingstarief herzien.”

    syn:vergoedingstariefrestitutiepercentage

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('starief').

Syllables

7
te/tə/
rug/rʏx/
be/bə/
ta/taː/
ling/lɪŋ/
star/staː/
ief/риф/

te — Open syllable (CV), unstressed.. rug — Closed syllable (CVC), unstressed.. be — Open syllable (CV), unstressed.. ta — Open syllable (CV), unstressed.. ling — Closed syllable (CVC), unstressed.. star — Open syllable (CV), stressed.. ief — Closed syllable (CVC), unstressed.

Word Parts

pre

terug

Germanic origin, adverbial prefix meaning 'back', 'again'

root

betaal

Germanic origin, verb root meaning 'to pay'

suf

ingstarief

Combination of Germanic nominalizing suffix '-ing' and French-derived '-tarief' indicating a rate or price.

Similar Words

ver­ze­ke­ringbe­las­ting­dienstwerk­loos­heid

Open Syllable Preference

Dutch favors open syllables (CV) whenever possible.

Consonant Cluster Maintenance

Consonant clusters are generally maintained within syllables.

  • The compound nature of the word.
  • The borrowed element 'tarief' from French.
  • Potential regional variations in vowel pronunciation.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/8/2025

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