subsyllabic

English

Etymology

sub- +‎ syllabic

Adjective

subsyllabic (comparative more subsyllabic, superlative most subsyllabic)

1. (linguistics) Of, or related to parts or fractions of a syllable.
   • 2002, edited by Ludo Verhoeven, ‎Carsten Elbro, ‎Pieter Reitsma, Precursors of Functional Literacy

     While we assume that phonological subsyllabic units are functional prior to reading skill, we have not ruled out a possible interaction with the writing system.