A synalepha or synaloepha /ˌsɪnəˈliːfə/ is the merging of two syllables into one, especially when it causes two words to be pronounced as one. The original...

omission of sounds Syncope (phonology), omission of sounds in a word Synalepha, merged syllables Synaeresis, combined vowels Crasis, merged vowels or...

Sandhi Liaison, linking R Consonant mutation Tone sandhi Vowel hiatus Synalepha Elision Crasis Synaeresis and diaeresis Synizesis Other types Apophony...

meaning "She [Seville] has not abandoned me". The phrase, pronounced with synalepha as [no ma ðeˈxaðo] no-madeja-do, is written with an eight in the middle...

is called an "elision slur" or "lyric slur", and is used to indicate synalepha: the elision of two or more spoken syllables into a single note; this...

Sandhi Liaison, linking R Consonant mutation Tone sandhi Vowel hiatus Synalepha Elision Crasis Synaeresis and diaeresis Synizesis Other types Apophony...

whether or not the vowels are identical. This is referred to as enlace or synalepha, and is especially common in poetry and songs. It is not necessarily indicated...

which would otherwise be the weak one in the diphthong: rüido, cïelo. Synalepha (Spanish sinalefa). The final vowel of a word and the initial one of the...

(linguistics) Clitic Contraction (grammar) Elision Liaison (French) Sandhi Synalepha Note that crasis in English usually refers to the merging of words, but...

Sandhi Liaison, linking R Consonant mutation Tone sandhi Vowel hiatus Synalepha Elision Crasis Synaeresis and diaeresis Synizesis Other types Apophony...