noun
rime
The vowel and any following consonants in a syllable.
The words “cat” and “hat” share the same rime, “at.”
Etymology
The linguistic term uses rime for the part of a syllable that can participate in rhyme. It groups the vowel with any following consonants.
More examples
- The rime in “go” contains no consonants.
- Students separate each syllable into an onset and a rime.
- The rimes of “back” and “bake” contain different vowel sounds.
Forms
rime · rimes