word-final
At the end
Word-final describes a sound, letter, or element that occurs at the end of a word.
The term appears in linguistics and phonetics: English allows word-final consonant clusters that many languages don't.
The -s in "cats" and the -ed in "walked" are word-final suffixes.
Word-ending addition
- inflectionWord form alteration
- morphemeSmallest meaningful language unit
- endingFinal portion of something
- declensionNoun form variation
conjugation · pluralization · case · agreement · tense · gender · number · person
Closing musical passage
- consonantIn agreement with
- vowelUnobstructed speech sound
- syllableUnit of pronunciation
- phonemeMinimal distinctive sound unit
cluster · nasal · stop · fricative · rhyme · nucleus · onset · voicing
Pressure, mental or vocal
- intonationPitch variation in speech
- accentRegional speech pattern
- toneQuality of sound
- pitchFrequency of sound
cadence · rhythm · prominence · lengthening · boundary · pause · juncture · contour
suffix
Word-ending addition
- inflectionWord form alteration
- morphemeSmallest meaningful language unit
- endingFinal portion of something
declension · conjugation · pluralization · case · agreement · tense · gender · number · person · mood
coda
Closing musical passage
phoneme · cluster · nasal · stop · fricative · rhyme · nucleus · onset · voicing · assimilation
stress
Pressure, mental or vocal
- intonationPitch variation in speech
- accentRegional speech pattern
- toneQuality of sound
pitch · cadence · rhythm · prominence · lengthening · boundary · pause · juncture · contour · falling