syllabicity
English
editEtymology
editPronunciation
edit- (weak vowel distinction) IPA(key): /ˌsɪləˈbɪsɪti/
- (weak vowel merger) IPA(key): /ˌsɪləˈbɪsəti/
Noun
editsyllabicity (uncountable)
- The property or status (of a syllabic, generally a vowel) of being syllabic, i.e. able to be positioned in the syllable nuclei.
- The syllabicity of Proto-Indo-European syllabic sonorants *y and *w can easily be determined by a rule.