syllable

Bedeutung (Englisch)

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.

Konzepte

Silbe

keine zwei Worte

ganz wenige Worte

-n

Synonyme

word

single word

byte

pronounce in syllables

speech sound

foot

🦶

phoneme

Übersetzungen

syllabe

sílaba

sillaba

lettergreep

sílaba

συλλαβή

síl·laba

hece

syllabe

syllaba

sillaba

kite

hece

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)

/ˈsɪl.ə.bəl/

Etymologie (Englisch)

Geerbt von Mittelenglisch: syllable

In summary

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”).