What does quadrimoraic mean?
Quadrimoraic means (phonology) Having four morae..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
(phonology) Having four morae..
A syllabic trochee template is simply unable to account for the requirement that p-forms are maximally quadrimoraic.
The 'letter' thus corresponds with a mora, and the nouns in question could be termed quadrimoraic.
According to Kubozono (2006: 1147—1150), this is the case for 96% of accented trimoraic gairaigo and 70% of accented quadrimoraic gairaigo.
Use quadrimoraic when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Quadrimoraic means (phonology) Having four morae..
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A syllabic trochee template is simply unable to account for the requirement that p-forms are maximally quadrimoraic.
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