sillable
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Syllable — Syl la*ble, n. [OE. sillable, OF. sillabe, F. syllabe, L. syllaba, Gr. ? that which is held together, several letters taken together so as to form one sound, a syllable, fr. ? to take together; ? with + ? to take; cf. Skr. labh, rabh. Cf. {Lemma} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Emiliano-Romagnolo — Infobox language name=Emiliano Romagnolo nativename=Emiliàn e rumagnòl states=flag|Italy flag|San Marino speakers=2 million familycolor=Indo European fam2=Italic fam3=Romance fam4=Italo Western fam5=Gallo Italic iso2=roa|iso3=emlEmiliano… … Wikipedia
syllable — /sil euh beuhl/, n., v., syllabled, syllabling. n. 1. an uninterrupted segment of speech consisting of a center of relatively great sonority with or without one or more accompanying sounds of relatively less sonority: Man, eye, strength, and… … Universalium
syllable — [14] A syllable is etymologically a ‘gathering together’ of letters. The word comes from Anglo Norman sillable, an alteration of Old French sillabe, which went back via Latin syllaba to Greek sullabé ‘gathering, gathering together of letters,… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
syllable — (n.) late 14c., from Anglo Fr. sillable, O.Fr. sillabe, from L. syllaba, from Gk. syllabe a syllable, several sounds or letters taken together, lit. a taking together, from syn together (see SYN (Cf. syn )) + stem of lambanein to take (see… … Etymology dictionary
syllable — /ˈsɪləbəl / (say siluhbuhl) noun 1. Phonetics a segment of speech uttered with a single impulse of air pressure from the lungs, and consisting of one sound of relatively great sonority (see sonant def. 3a), with or without one or more… …
syllable — [14] A syllable is etymologically a ‘gathering together’ of letters. The word comes from Anglo Norman sillable, an alteration of Old French sillabe, which went back via Latin syllaba to Greek sullabé ‘gathering, gathering together of letters,… … Word origins
syllable — [sil′ə bəl] n. [ME sillable < OFr sillabe < L syllaba < Gr syllabē, a syllable, lit., that which holds together < syllambanein, to join < syn , together + lambanein, to hold < IE base * (s)lagw , to grasp > LATCH] 1. a word… … English World dictionary
syllable — n. & v. n. 1 a unit of pronunciation uttered without interruption, forming the whole or a part of a word and usu. having one vowel sound often with a consonant or consonants before or after: there are two syllables in water and three in inferno.… … Useful english dictionary
syl|la|ble — «SIHL uh buhl», noun, verb, bled, bling. –n. 1. a word or part of a word pronounced as a unit, usually consisting of a vowel alone or a vowel with one or more consonants. A mer i can and Al a bam a are words of four syllables. Do, this, and… … Useful english dictionary
