CVVCVCtunnus

CVVCVCtunnus is a linguistic label used to denote a word form whose phonotactic shape follows the sequence consonant, vowel, vowel, consonant, vowel, consonant. The pattern CVVCVC is read as C V V C V C, where C stands for any consonant and V for any vowel. Tunnus is Finnish for identifier or tag, so the term describes a way to mark or classify a word shape within a broader system of phonological notation.

The notation is language-agnostic and commonly used in phonology, morphology, and language pedagogy to describe or categorize word shapes. It helps researchers and educators discuss patterns without referring to specific alphabets, enabling cross-language comparisons of permissible sequences and syllable structures.

Examples of a CVVCVC-shaped form are often constructed for illustration, since many languages exhibit restrictions on vowel clusters or consonant combinations. Hypothetical examples include baetin (b a e t i n) and koevon (k o e v o n), both following the C V V C V C sequence. These examples are intended to demonstrate the pattern rather than reflect existing words in a particular language.

Applications include corpus annotation, phonotactic analysis, and language-teaching resources that illustrate permissible word shapes. Limitations of the CVVCVCtunnus approach include its abstraction from prosody, stress, tone, and actual orthography, which can influence the perceptual realization of word forms.

See also: phonotactics, syllable structure, CV notation, word shape.