segolate
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English
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɛɡoʊleɪt/, /ˈsɛɡələt/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Etymology 1
From segol + -ate (adjective-forming suffix). The second vowel is usually a segol.
Adjective
segolate (not comparable)
- (Hebrew linguistics) Having the shape CVCVC and penultimate stress.
Etymology 2
From a substantivation of the above adjective. Equivalent to segol + -ate (noun-forming suffix).
Noun
segolate (plural segolates)
- (Hebrew linguistics) A word of segolate shape.