- ambisyllabic
- am·bi·syl·lab·ic
English syllables. 2014.
ambisyllabic
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ambisyllabic — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective Etymology: ambi + syllabic of a sound or cluster of sounds : partly in the first and partly in the second or not assignable to one only of two consecutive syllables the n in cynic is ambisyllabic * * * /am bee si… … Useful english dictionary
ambisyllabic — /am bee si lab ik/, adj. Phonet. (of a single speech sound or cluster) shared phonetically by two contiguous syllables, as the single n sound of any or the pl cluster of grappling. [AMBI + SYLLABIC] * * * … Universalium
Syllable — For the computer operating system, see Syllable (operating system). A syllable is a unit of organization for a sequence of speech sounds. For example, the word water is composed of two syllables: wa and ter. A syllable is typically made up of a… … Wikipedia
German orthography — German orthography, although largely phonemic, shows many instances of spellings that are historic or analogic to other spellings rather than phonemic. Nevertheless, the pronunciation of almost every word can be derived from its spelling, once… … Wikipedia
-syllabic — sə̇|labik, bēk adjective combining form Etymology: French syllabique, from syllabe syllabic (from Latin syllabus, from Greek syllabos, from syllabē syllable) + ique ic more at syllable : having or relating to syllables of a (specified) kind or… … Useful english dictionary
