Syllable coda

{{Mergeto|Syllable#Syllable structure|date=January 2010}} {{Unreferenced|date=December 2007}} {{IPA notice}} In [[phonology]], a '''syllable coda''' comprises the [[consonant]] sounds of a [[syllable]] that follow the [[syllable nucleus|nucleus]], which is usually a [[vowel]]. The combination of a nucleus and a coda is called a [[syllable rime|rime]]. Some syllables consist only of a nucleus with no coda. Some languages' [[phonotactics]], like that of [[Japanese language|Japanese]], limit syllable codas to a small group of single consonants, whereas others allow any consonant [[phoneme]] or even [[consonant cluster|clusters of consonants]]. Here are some single-syllable words that have both a nucleus and a coda (the codas are specified in the [[International Phonetic Alphabet]]): *a''n'': coda = {{IPA|/n/}} *cu''p'': coda = {{IPA|/p/}} *ta''ll'': coda = {{IPA|/l/}} *mi''lk'': coda = {{IPA|/lk/}} *ti''nts'': coda = {{IPA|/nts/}} *fi''fths'': coda = {{IPA|/fθs/}} *si''xths'': coda = {{IPA|/ksθs/}} *twe''lfths'': coda = {{IPA|/lfθs/}} *stre''ngths'': coda = {{IPA|/ŋkθs/}} The following single-syllable words end in a nucleus and do not have a coda (phonologically): *glue *pie *though *boy A list of examples of syllable codas in English is found at [[English phonology#Coda|English phonology: Coda]].