short vowel
In languages that distinguish vowel length, a vowel which is normally pronounced…In languages that distinguish vowel length, a vowel which is normally pronounced shorter than a long vowel.
» In terms of phonemic length, a mora is equivalent to the duration of a short vowel.
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1 sensesIn languages that distinguish vowel length, a vowel which is normally pronounced shorter than a long vowel.
Examples
2 sentencesIn terms of phonemic length, a mora is equivalent to the duration of a short vowel.
"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
Forms
plural: short vowels| Singular | short vowel |
|---|---|
| Plural | short vowels |
regular