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Phrases 11
- closed syllableA syllable that ends in a stop consonant (such as /p/, /t/, /k/) or a glottal stop, forcing the vowel to be short and abrupt.
- open syllableA syllable that has no coda after its nucleus, and which hence ends in a vowel.
- checked syllableSynonym of closed syllable: A syllable that ends in a stop consonant (such as /p/, /t/, /k/) or a glottal stop, forcing the vowel to be short and abrupt.
- syllable timingA type of isochrony in a language in which the duration of each syllable is roughly equivalent.
- syllable weightProperty of syllables related to quantity.
- syllable-timedOf a language, such that every spoken syllable takes up more or less the same amount of time.
- words of one syllableSimple, clear, straightforward language; blunt language.
- in words of one syllableIn simple, clear, straightforward language; in blunt language.
- free syllableSynonym of open syllable: A syllable that has no coda after its nucleus, and which hence ends in a vowel.
- syllable weightsplural of syllable weight: Property of syllables related to quantity.
- Universal Core Syllable ConditionThe principle that any sequence of a consonant followed by a vowel is tautosyllabic.
Compound words 32
- decasyllableA verse form having ten syllables in each line.
- hendecasyllableA line, verse, or word that comprises eleven syllables.
- duosyllableA word containing two syllables.
- ambisyllabicActing simultaneously as the coda of one syllable and the onset of the following syllable.
- morphosyllableA syllable that is a morpheme.
- duodecasyllableAlternative form of dodecasyllable: A word consisting of twelve syllables.
- enneasyllableline of verse with nine syllables
- heptasyllableline of verse with seven syllables
- hexasyllableA word of six syllables.
- midsyllableOccurring in the middle of a syllable.