The initial consonant sound or sounds that come before the vowel in a syllable; part of the onset rime unit Examples: |f| is the onset in the word ´fine´; |gr| is the onset in the word ´green´
The onset of something is the beginning of it, used especially to refer to something unpleasant. Most of the passes have been closed with the onset of winter = start. the beginning of something, especially something bad
The initial consonant sound or sounds that come before the vowel in a syllable; part of the onset rime unit Examples: |f| is the onset in the word 'fine'; |gr| is the onset in the word 'green'
The initial consonant sound or sounds that come before the vowel in a syllable; part of the onset rime unit Examples: |gr| is the onset in the word 'green'