syllabic

Meaning

Adj

1. Of, relating to, or consisting of a syllable or syllables.
2. Pronounced with every syllable distinct.
3. 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].
4. 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

A syllabic sound.

Synonyms

sonant

Translations

silábico

συλλαβικός

sil·làbic

syllabique

sillabico

Silbe

hecelerden ibaret

مقطعي

heceleri ayırarak

silbenbildend

Silben-

Pronounced as (IPA)

/sɪˈlæb.ɪk/

Etymology

From Medieval Latin syllabicus, from Ancient Greek συλλαβικός (sullabikós), from συλλαβή (sullabḗ, “syllable”).