syllabicity
noun/ˌsɪləˈbɪsɪti/ · /ˌsɪləˈbɪsəti/
Etymology From syllabic + -ity.
1
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, decasyllabicity