English

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Etymology

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From French syllabe.

Noun

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syllabe (plural syllabes)

  1. Obsolete form of syllable.
    • 1838, Barry Cornwall, The Works of Ben Jonson with a Memoir of His Life and Writings, London, p.776 (The English Grammar, Chap. VI):
      A Syllabe is a part of a word that may of itself make a perfect sound; and is sometimes of one only letter, which is always a vowel; sometimes of more.

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Dutch

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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syllabe f (plural syllablen or syllables)

  1. syllable

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Hyponyms

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Descendants

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  • Indonesian: silabel

French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin syllaba.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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syllabe f (plural syllabes)

  1. syllable

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Further reading

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Latin

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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syllabe

  1. vocative singular of syllabus

Norman

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Etymology

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From Latin syllaba.

Noun

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syllabe f (plural syllabes)

  1. (Jersey, linguistics) syllable