Meanings
nounphonemic split (plural phonemic splits)
plural phonemic splits
- human sciencesThe phenomenon in which a single phoneme diverges into two different phonemes.
Synonyms & antonyms
Opposite
Translations
French scission
- scissionphenomenon in which a single phoneme diverges
Hungarian fonémahasadás
- fonémahasadásphenomenon in which a single phoneme diverges
Japanese 音素分裂
- 音素分裂 (onso bunretsu)phenomenon in which a single phoneme diverges
Polish rozszczepienie
- rozszczepieniephenomenon in which a single phoneme diverges
Spanish escisión fonémica
- escisión fonémicaphenomenon in which a single phoneme diverges
Swedish fonemsplittring
- fonemsplittringphenomenon in which a single phoneme diverges
Cite this entry
APA
phonemic split. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phonemic%20split
MLA
“phonemic split.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phonemic%20split. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “phonemic split,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phonemic%20split.
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