たいげんどめ

Japanese
Alternative spellings
体言止め
体言止
Examples
過(か)疎(そ)化(か)が進(すす)む○○村(○○むら)。 […]
Kaso-ka ga susumu ○○-mura. […]
The village of X, where depopulation continues. […]

Etymology

From 体言(たいげん) (taigen) + 止(と)め (tome, “連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 止(と)める (tomeru).”). The tome changes to dome as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) たいげんどめ [tàígéńdómé] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ta̠iɡẽ̞ndo̞me̞]

Noun

たいげんどめ • (taigen-dome) 

  1. (grammar) ending a sentence with a 体言 (taigen), instead of verbs (including だ (da))

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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