open syllable

English

Noun

open syllable (plural open syllables)

(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

German: offene Silbe (de) f
Italian: sillaba aperta f

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