Meanings
- not comparableOf or relating to a suprasegmental.
There are two kinds of phonemes in Chinese: segmental phonemes, which may be thought of as sequential sounds, and suprasegmental phonemes or tones, which in a sense are added to the syllable as a whole.
1984, John DeFrancis, The Chinese Language: Fact and Fantasy (nonfiction), University of Hawaii Press, page 42 - not comparableMore than a segment.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivepertaining to a feature of speech that extends over more than a single speech sound
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*úp
- Proto-Indo-European*upér
- Proto-Italic*super
- Proto-Italic*superos
- Proto-Italic*superād
- Old Latinsuprād
- Latinsuprā
- Latinsupra-
- Englishsupra-
- Englishsegment
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Englishsegmental
- Englishsuprasegmental
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 超音段的
- 超音段的 (chāoyīnduàn de)relating to a suprasegmental
French suprasegmental
- suprasegmentalrelating to a suprasegmental
German suprasegmental
- suprasegmentalrelating to a suprasegmental
Indonesian suprasegmental
- suprasegmentalrelating to a suprasegmental
Spanish suprasegmental
- suprasegmentalrelating to a suprasegmental
Cite this entry
suprasegmental. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suprasegmental
“suprasegmental.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suprasegmental. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “suprasegmental,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suprasegmental.
Source: suprasegmental on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.