first or initial syllable

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• initial — initialer, n. initially, adv. /i nish euhl/, adj., n., v., initialed, initialing or (esp. Brit.) initialled, initialling. adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or occurring at the beginning; first: the initial step in a process. 2. Phonet. occurring at the… …   Universalium

• Initial dropping — is a sound change whereby the first consonants of words are dropped. Additionally, stress may shift from the first to the second syllable, and the first vowel may be shortened, reduced, or dropped, which can mean the loss of the entire first… …   Wikipedia

• Initial-stress-derived noun — Initial stress derivation is a phonological process in English, wherein stress is moved to the first syllable of any of several dozen verbs when they become nouns or adjectives. This is called a suprafix in linguistics. It is gradually becoming… …   Wikipedia

• 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

• initial — /ɪˈnɪʃəl / (say i nishuhl) adjective 1. of or relating to the beginning; incipient: the initial step in a process. 2. at the beginning of a word or syllable. –noun 3. an initial letter, as of a word. 4. the first letter of a proper name. 5. a… …  

• Ottawa phonology — Main article: Ottawa language Ottawa (also spelled Odawa) is a dialect of the Ojibwe language spoken in a series of communities in southern Ontario and a smaller number of communities in northern Michigan. Ottawa has a phonological inventory of… …   Wikipedia

• Mongolian language — Mongolian Монгол Mongol, ᠮᠣᠨᠭᠭᠣᠯ Mongɣol Pronunciation /mɔŋɢ …   Wikipedia

• Romance languages — Romance Geographic distribution: Originally Southern Europe and parts of Africa; now also Latin America, Canada, parts of Lebanon and much of Western Africa Linguistic classification: Indo European Italic …   Wikipedia

• Spanish Language and Literature — • As a medium of literary expression Spanish asserted itself first in the twelfth century: it had been six or seven centuries in the process of evolution out of Latin Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Spanish Language and Literature      …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Irish phonology — The phonology of the Irish language varies from dialect to dialect; there is no standard pronunciation of the language. Therefore, this article focuses on phenomena that pertain generally to most or all dialects, and on the major differences… …   Wikipedia

• Ojibwe grammar — The Ojibwe language is an Algonquian American Indian language spoken throughout the Great Lakes region and westward onto the northern plains. It is one of the largest American Indian languages north of Mexico in terms of number of speakers, and… …   Wikipedia