suprasegmental en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˌsuːp.ɹə.sɛɡˈmɛn.təl/
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Proto-Italic *superos Proto-Italic *superād Old Latin suprād Latin suprā Latin supra-lbor. English supra- English segment English -al English segmental English suprasegmental From supra- + segmental.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Of or relating to a suprasegmental.
There are two kinds of phonemes in Chinese: segmental phonemes, which may be thought of as sequential sounds, and suprasegmental phonemes or tones, which in a sense are added to the syllable as a whole.
1984, John DeFrancis, The Chinese Language: Fact and Fantasy (nonfiction), University of Hawaii Press, page 42:
- (not-comparable) More than a segment.
Deriveds
Translations (7)
cmn 超音段的 (relating to a suprasegmental) · de suprasegmental (relating to a suprasegmental) · es suprasegmental (relating to a suprasegmental) · id suprasegmental (relating to a suprasegmental) · sh suprasegmentalan (relating to a suprasegmental) · fr suprasegmental (relating to a suprasegmental) · ceb suprasegmental (relating to a suprasegmental)