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trisyllabic

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The song consists of trisyllabic echeme, a first-order assemblage of syllables, each with a short opening hemisyllable followed by a longer closing hemisyllable. en.wikipedia.org

In some cases, later changes have led to apparently anomalous results, e.g. south vs. southern with only two syllables (but at the time that trisyllabic laxing applied). en.wikipedia.org

Rather, most bisyllabic words have initial stress, and trisyllabic and longer words usually have stress on the second syllable. en.wikipedia.org

The conclusion is drawn that di- and trisyllabic words with a short first syllable are stressed on the second syllable. en.wikipedia.org

Tonal minimal pairs are attested for monosyllabic, bisyllabic, and trisyllabic words. en.wikipedia.org

In some cases, trisyllabic laxing appears to take place when it shouldn't, for example, in south vs. southern. en.wikipedia.org

Words are generally monosyllabic or bisyllabic, less commonly trisyllabic. en.wikipedia.org

When approaching a female during courtship, the male will let out a trisyllabic "cu-coo-cu" while bowing to his mate. en.wikipedia.org

When red foxes draw close together, they emit trisyllabic greeting warbles similar to the clucking of chickens. en.wikipedia.org

The dental is preceded by an "a" in some verbs, causing the past tenses to become trisyllabic. en.wikipedia.org

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