hendecasyllabic
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin hendecasyllabus, from Ancient Greek ἑνδεκασύλλαβος (hendekasúllabos), from ἕνδεκα (héndeka, “eleven”) + συλλαβή (sullabḗ, “syllable”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /hɛnˌdɛk.ə.sɪˈlæb.ɪk/
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /henˌdek.ə.sɪˈlæb.ɪk/
- (General American) IPA(key): /hɛnˌdɛk.ə.sɪˈlæb.ɪk/
- Rhymes: -æbɪk
Adjective edit
hendecasyllabic (not comparable)
- Having eleven syllables.
Translations edit
having eleven syllables
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Noun edit
hendecasyllabic (plural hendecasyllabics)
- A word or line of eleven syllables.