syllable

Signification (Anglais)

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.

Concepts

syllabe

syllable

Synonymes

word

single word

byte

pronounce in syllables

speech sound

foot

🦶

phoneme

Traductions

Silbe

sílaba

sillaba

lettergreep

συλλαβή

sílaba

síl·laba

syllabe

hece

syllaba

sillaba

kite

hece

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈsɪl.ə.bəl/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: 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”).