syllable

Significat (anglès)

Noun

1. A unit of human speech which often forms words corresponding to one opening of the mouth; a vowel and its surrounding consonants.
2. The written representation of a given pronounced syllable.
3. A small part of a sentence or discourse; anything concise or short; a particle.

Verb

To utter in syllables.

Sinònims

word

single word

byte

pronounce in syllables

speech sound

foot

🦶

phoneme

Amb guionet com

sy‧lla‧ble

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈsɪl.ə.bəl/

Etimologia (anglès)

From 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, “I gather together”), from συν- (sun-, “together”) + λαμβάνω (lambánō, “I take”).