long vowel

1. A vowel which is normally pronounced somewhat longer than other vowels (usually around 1½ to 2½ times the length of a short vowel); represented in the IPA by the addition of a colon-like symbol (ː, triangular colon), such as /aː/.

   A vowel which is normally pronounced somewhat longer than other vowels (usually around 1½ to double length).

2. Any of the vowels or diphthongs resulting from the Great Vowel Shift's effect on Middle English's original long vowels, and best exhibited in the names of the vowel letters A, E, I, O, U. In American lexicography their pronunciation is indicated by a macron, as, ē.

1. In Sephardi Hebrew, long vowels merged with their short equivalents.

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2. "Why aren't all long vowels written with two letters, and all short vowels with one?" "That would be too easy."

   ru«Почему не пишут все долгие гласные двойными, а все краткие — одинарными?» — «Это было бы слишком просто». — marafon

   de„Warum schreibt man nicht einfach alle langen Vokale doppelt und alle kurzen Vokale einfach?“ – „Das wäre zu einfach.“ — mhr

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