syllabicity

English

Etymology

syllabic +‎ -ity

Pronunciation

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

Noun

syllabicity (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.

Derived terms

ambisyllabicity

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