syllabic

US /sɪˈlæb.ɪk/ See IPA manual

Freq #255258

Meanings

1

adj
Relating to syllables.

The poem follows a strict syllabic pattern of seven beats per line.
2

adj
Forming the central sound of a syllable, like a vowel.

In the word "riddle," the final "l" is a syllabic consonant.

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Word family

Derived forms accentual-syllabicalphasyllabicambisyllabicanisosyllabicanisosyllabismasyllabicbisyllabicbrachysyllabicdecasyllabicdissyllabicdisyllabicdodecasyllabic

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syllabic script
a writing system in which symbols represent syllables

Adjective + noun

Etymology

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

syllabicus la-med συλλαβικός Ancient Greek

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Describing Qualities Language & Linguistics Word Formation & Derivatives

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# syllabic

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /sɪˈlæb.ɪk/
**Frequency rank:** 255258

## Meanings
1. Relating to syllables.
2. Forming the central sound of a syllable, like a vowel.

## Examples
- The poem follows a strict syllabic pattern of seven beats per line.
- In the word "riddle," the final "l" is a syllabic consonant.

## Derived Forms
- accentual-syllabic
- alphasyllabic
- ambisyllabic
- anisosyllabic
- anisosyllabism
- asyllabic
- bisyllabic
- brachysyllabic
- decasyllabic
- dissyllabic
- disyllabic
- dodecasyllabic

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: syllabicus
- Root: συλλαβικός

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

## AI Etymology
Syllabic is from Medieval Latin syllabicus, from Ancient Greek συλλαβικός (sullabikós), from συλλαβή (sullabḗ, “syllable”). Important recorded forms include syllabicus (la-med) and συλλαβικός (Ancient Greek). Current senses include relating to syllables and forming the central sound of a syllable, like a vowel. The wider family includes derived forms such as accentual-syllabic, alphasyllabic, ambisyllabic, anisosyllabic, and anisosyllabism.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Language & Linguistics
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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