compensatory lengthening

English

WOTD – 2 February 2022

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /kɒmpɛnˈseɪtəɹi ˈlɛŋ(k)θ(ə)nɪŋ/, /kɒmˈpɛnsətəɹi-/
(General American) IPA^(key): /kəmˈpɛnsəˌtɔɹi ˈlɛŋ(k)θənɪŋ/
Hyphenation: com‧pen‧sat‧o‧ry length‧en‧ing

compensatory lengthening (countable and uncountable, plural compensatory lengthenings)

Example
In many non-rhotic British dialects of English, the /ɹ/ from art (/ɑɹt/) is dropped but the /ɑ/ is compensatorily lengthened, resulting in /ɑːt/.

(phonology, uncountable) The lengthening of a vowel sound which occurs when a following consonant is lost, regarded as an extreme form of fusion; (countable) an instance of this.

lengthening of a vowel sound which occurs when a following consonant is lost

Catalan: allargament compensatori m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 補償性延長／补偿性延长 (bǔchángxìngyáncháng), 補償延長／补偿延长 (bǔchángyáncháng), 代償延長／代偿延长 (dàichángyáncháng)
Czech: náhradní dloužení n
Dutch: compensatierekking f, compensatorische rekking f, vergoedingsrekking (nl) f
Finnish: kompensoiva pidennys
French: allongement compensatoire m
German: Ersatzdehnung f
Greek: αναπληρωματική έκταση (el) f (anapliromatikí éktasi), αντέκταση (el) f (antéktasi), αντισταθμιστική επιμήκυνση f (antistathmistikí epimíkynsi)
Japanese: 代償延長 (だいしょうえんちょう, daishōenchō)
Korean: 보상적 장음화 (bosangjeok jang'eumhwa)
Polish: wzdłużenie zastępcze n
Romanian: prelungire compensatoare f
Russian: компенса́торное удлине́ние n (kompensátornoje udlinénije), замести́тельное удлине́ние n (zamestítelʹnoje udlinénije)
Spanish: alargamiento compensatorio m
Swedish: ersättningsförlängning