open syllable

English

Noun

open syllable (plural open syllables)

1. (linguistics) A syllable that has no coda after its nucleus, and which hence ends in a vowel.

   Synonym: free syllable

   Antonym: closed syllable

Translations

open syllable

• Danish: åben stavelse
• Finnish: avotavu (fi)
• French: syllabe ouverte (fr) f
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• German: offene Silbe (de) f
• Italian: sillaba aperta f