"short vowel" meaning in All languages combined

See short vowel on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: short vowels [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} short vowel (plural short vowels)
  1. In languages that distinguish vowel length, a vowel which is normally pronounced shorter than a long vowel. Related terms: long vowel, half-long vowel, overlong vowel
    Sense id: en-short_vowel-en-noun-8IIVRJ-P Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Phonetics

Inflected forms

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