['tSr\Ist'@n r\oUt]:
> > > Not two syllables: two morae.
> >Since when did Japanese become Latin?
> >I didn't think Japanese had a plural in -ae,
> >or a plural suffix at all for that matter.
> >
> mo·ra
> n. pl. mo·rae or mo·ras
>
> The minimal unit of metrical time in quantitative verse, equal to
> the short syllable.
>
> [Latin, pause.]
Oops. :- | ::goes to the corner and bangs head on wall after looking up
derivation:: Why did I assert myself without it? I guess I always
assumed that mora was a Japanese word because I had only heard
it in the context of Japanese poetry. ::turns red::
Jake