Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

make position

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.16 in modern English

Syllables
make -po-si-tion
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To cause a syllable that contains a short vowel to scan as metrically long (heavy) instead of metrically short (light) by being positioned immediately after it, without affecting the length of the vowel itself.

Intransitive verb

Etymology

In reference to Latin syllaba positiōne longa (“long syllable by position”), itself a calque of Ancient Greek συλλαβὴ μακρὰ θέσει (sullabḕ makrà thései).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: syllaba positiōne longa, συλλαβὴ μακρὰ θέσει

Usage

Inflected Forms

makes position (present, singular) making position (participle, present) made position (participle, past) made position (past)

Questions

What does make position mean?
To cause a syllable that contains a short vowel to scan as metrically long (heavy) instead of metrically short (light) by being positioned immediately after it, without affecting the length of the vowel itself.
Where does make position come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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