syncope in Portuguese
syncope in Portuguese is síncope — syncope means the dropping of a sound, often a vowel, from the middle of a word, sometimes losing a whole syllable.
syncope in Portuguese
síncope
(linguistics, phonology, prosody) The elision or loss of a sound from the interior of a word, especially of a vowel sound with loss of a syllable.
What does "syncope" mean?
- noun The dropping of a sound, often a vowel, from the middle of a word, sometimes losing a whole syllable.
- noun A brief loss of consciousness caused by fainting.
- noun A shift of musical stress onto a beat that is not usually accented.
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What is "syncope" in Portuguese?
"syncope" in Portuguese is síncope. syncope means: The dropping of a sound, often a vowel, from the middle of a word, sometimes losing a whole syllable.
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