syllable
To utter in syllablesTo utter in syllables.
» This word has three syllables.
Dieses Wort hat drei Silben. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
В этом слове три слога. — awiz
Це слово має три склади. — deniko
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1 senses(poetic)To utter in syllables.
Examples
59 sentencesThis word has three syllables.
Це слово має три склади. — deniko
ruВ этом слове три слога. — awiz
deDieses Wort hat drei Silben. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
All of our children have three-syllable names.
This is a sentence that has the syllable count of a haiku.
ruЭтих строк размер соответствует точно стандартам хайку. — yujin
deDas hier ist ein Satz, dessen Silbenanzahl die, eines Haikus ist. — samueldora
This is a sentence that has the syllable count of a good haiku.
ruВ сём предложенье столько слогов, как должно быть в хорошем хайку. — the_orange
deDas hier ist ein Satz, dessen Silbenanzahl die, eines Haikus ist. — samueldora
In this word, the accent falls on the last syllable.
ruВ этом слове ударение падает на последний слог. — odexed
Origin
From Middle English syllable, sillable, syllabylle, sylabul, from Anglo-Norman sillable, fFrom Middle English syllable, sillable, syllabylle, sylabul, from Anglo-Norman sillable, from Old French sillebe, from Latin syllaba, from Ancient Greek συλλαβή (sullabḗ), from συλλαμβάνω (sullambánō, “to gather together”), from συν- (sun-, “together”) + λαμβάνω (lambánō, “to take”).
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Forms
syllables, syllabling, syllabled, syllabledLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle