Phrase guide

open syllable

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A syllable that has no coda after its nucleus, and which hence ends in a vowel.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonetics, phonology, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: free syllable

Antonyms: closed syllable

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: բաց վանկ (bacʻ vank) — open syllable
  • Azerbaijani: açıq heca — open syllable
  • Catalan: síl·laba lliure — open syllable
  • Danish: åben stavelse — open syllable
  • Dutch: open lettergreep — open syllable
  • Finnish: avotavu — open syllable
  • French: syllabe ouverte — open syllable
  • German: offene Silbe — open syllable
  • Indonesian: suku kata terbuka — open syllable
  • Italian: sillaba aperta — open syllable
  • Polish: sylaba otwarta — open syllable
  • Romanian: silabă deschisă — open syllable
  • Russian: откры́тый слог (otkrýtyj slog) — open syllable
  • Spanish: sílaba abierta — open syllable
  • Swedish: öppen stavelse — open syllable
  • Thai: พยางค์เปิด (pá-yaang-bpə̀ət) — open syllable