syllabicity

English

Etymology

syllabic +‎ -ity

Pronunciation

• (weak vowel distinction) IPA^(key): /ˌsɪləˈbɪsɪti/
• (weak vowel merger) IPA^(key): /ˌsɪləˈbɪsəti/

Noun

syllabicity (uncountable)

1. 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.

Derived terms

• ambisyllabicity