noun
Meaning 1
A word comprising two syllables.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
disyllable
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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UK: /daɪˈsɪləbəɫ/
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General-American: /ˈdī-ˌsi-lə-bəl/
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noun
Meaning 2
a word having two syllables
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: dissyllable
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: word
History
Etymology
From di- + syllable.
Across languages
Translations
12 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- German: zweisilbiges Wort — a word comprising two syllables
- German: Zweisilber — a word comprising two syllables
- German: Zweisilbler — a word comprising two syllables
- German: Disyllabum — a word comprising two syllables
- German: Dissyllabum — a word comprising two syllables
- Greek: δισύλλαβο (disýllavo) — a word comprising two syllables
- Interlingua: bisyllabo — a word comprising two syllables
- Irish: déshiollach — a word comprising two syllables
- Italian: bisillabo — a word comprising two syllables
- Italian: disillabo — a word comprising two syllables
- Manx: daa-heeley — a word comprising two syllables
- Scottish Gaelic: dà-shioladh — a word comprising two syllables