Pre-fortis
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Immediately preceding a fortis consonant. not-comparable
"This pre-fortis shortening is most obvious in stressed monosyllables (i.e. single-syllable words) and is termed pre-fortis clipping. […] Listen to these sets of English words. Notice how pre-fortis clipping shortens the vowels."
Example
More examples"This pre-fortis shortening is most obvious in stressed monosyllables (i.e. single-syllable words) and is termed pre-fortis clipping. […] Listen to these sets of English words. Notice how pre-fortis clipping shortens the vowels."
Etymology
From pre- + fortis.
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