autosegment

English

Etymology

Clipping of autonomous segment.

Noun

autosegment (plural autosegments)

  1. (linguistics) A segment on an autosegmental tier.

Dutch

Etymology

From auto- +‎ segment, calque of English autosegment.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɑu̯.toː.sɛx.mɛnt/, /oː.toː.sɛx.mɛnt/
  • Hyphenation: au‧to‧seg‧ment

Adjective

autosegment (not comparable)

  1. (phonology) autosegment [from late 1970s or 1980s]
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