Standard Lemma guide

trisyllabic

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.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /ˌtɹaɪ.sɪˈlæb.ɪk/
  • Australian: /ˌtɹɑe.sɪˈlæb.ɪk/
  • rhymes with -æbɪk

1

adj

Meaning 1

having three syllables

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a word comprising three syllables

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tréyes Proto-Indo-European *tri- Proto-Italic *tri- Latin tri-der. English tri- English syllabic English trisyllabic From tri- + syllabic.

Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: եռավանկ (eṙavank) — having three syllables
  • Belarusian: трохскладо́вы (troxskladóvy) — having three syllables
  • Breton: teirsilabennek — having three syllables
  • Czech: trojslabičný — having three syllables
  • Dutch: drielettergrepig — having three syllables
  • Dutch: trisyllabisch — having three syllables
  • Esperanto: trisilaba — having three syllables
  • Finnish: kolmitavuinen — having three syllables
  • German: dreisilbig — having three syllables
  • Greek: τρισύλλαβος (trisýllavos) — having three syllables
  • Hungarian: három szótagú/szótagos — having three syllables
  • Italian: trisillabico — having three syllables
  • Macedonian: тросложен (trosložen) — having three syllables
  • Macedonian: трисложен (trisložen) — having three syllables
  • Manx: treeheelagh — having three syllables
  • Polish: trzysylabowy — having three syllables
  • Portuguese: trissílabo — having three syllables
  • Portuguese: trissilábico — having three syllables
  • Russian: трёхсложный (trjóxsložnyj) — having three syllables
  • Turkish: üç heceli — having three syllables
  • Ukrainian: трискладо́вий (tryskladóvyj) — having three syllables