syllabic
/sɪˈlæb.ɪk/ adjective, noun
Forms syllabics
- adjective Of, relating to, or consisting of a syllable or syllables.
- adjective Pronounced with every syllable distinct.
- adjective (linguistics) Designating a sound that is or can be the most sonorant segment of a syllable, as a vowel or a resonant. In the word riddle ([ɹɪdl̩]), the two syllabic sounds are [ɪ] and [l̩].
- adjective Of, or being a form of verse, based on the number of syllables in a line rather than on the arrangement of accents or quantities.
- noun (phonetics) A syllabic sound.
Antonyms
Etymology
From Medieval Latin syllabicus, from Ancient Greek συλλαβικός (sullabikós), from συλλαβή (sullabḗ, “syllable”).
Webster’s 1913
- adjective Of or pertaining to a syllable or syllables; as, syllabic accent.
- adjective Consisting of a syllable or syllables; as, a syllabic augment.
Etymology [Gr. syllabique.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “syllabic”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details