Standard Lemma guide

imparisyllabic

adj · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ɪmˌpæɹɪsɪˈlæbɪk/
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adj

Meaning 1

Not having the same number of syllables in all its inflections (especially of Greek or Latin nouns); for example, the Latin word pars, which has the genitive form partis.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

An imparisyllabic noun.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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History

Etymology

From Latin impar (“unequal”) + syllabic.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • German: ungleichsilbig — not having the same number of syllables
  • Greek: ανισοσύλλαβος (anisosýllavos) — not having the same number of syllables
  • Hungarian: egyenlőtlen szótagszámú — not having the same number of syllables
  • Latin: perittosyllabus — not having the same number of syllables
  • Portuguese: imparissílabo — not having the same number of syllables
  • Portuguese: imparissilábico — not having the same number of syllables