autosegment

English

Etymology

Clipping of autonomous segment.

Noun

autosegment (plural autosegments)

1. (linguistics) A segment on an autosegmental tier.

Related terms

• autosegmental
• autosegmented

Dutch

Etymology

From auto- +‎ segment, calque of English autosegment.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑu̯.toː.sɛx.mɛnt/, /oː.toː.sɛx.mɛnt/
• Hyphenation: au‧to‧seg‧ment

Adjective

autosegment (not comparable)

1. (phonology) autosegment [from late 1970s or 1980s]

Related terms

• autosegmenteel