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syllabled

syllabled

1 7.7
Pronounced in one or more parts when spoken
  • adjective
  • /ˈsɪləbəld/
translation icon : silábico
  • The word 'banana' is a syllabled term, pronounced as ba-na-na.

Examples

  • But this is no cloud, no syllabled phantom that stands here shaking its sword at you.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • She prefers to use syllabled phrases when teaching children how to read.

  • Many languages have syllabled structures that determine how words are pronounced.

Synonyms

syllabic
vssyllabled
  • Specialized
1 5.8

Relating to syllables in speech, writing, or music

describes a word or utterance with a specific number of syllables

How Many Syllables

polysyllabic
1 6.9
syllabled
1 7.7
disyllabic
  • Specialized
7.7
monosyllabic
5 7.4

Surface Forms

syllabled positive

Morphology

syllabled = syllable (transparent) = syllable + ed

The adjective is formed from the verb 'syllable' with the regular adjectival/past-participial suffix '-ed', so its meaning is directly inferable.

Etymology

The word syllabled comes from the older word syllable, from Greek syllabē meaning 'taken together', which shows how sounds are grouped into units. So, to call a word syllabled is to say how many of those small sound groups it has when you say it, like a 'two-syllabled' name.