syllabicity en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌsɪləˈbɪsəti/ weak vowel merger
- /ˌsɪləˈbɪsɪti/ weak vowel distinction
Etymology
Etymology tree English syllabic Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English syllabicity From syllabic + -ity.
Meanings
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(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.