Syllabic
/sɪˈlæbɪk/noun
Relating to a syllable or involving one syllable.
Did you know?Ancient Greek syllabē referred to a group of sounds taken or held together, turning pronunciation into a linguistic act of gathering.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*sl̥gʷ-
“To take, grasp, or seize”
Ancient Greek
Greek
syllambanein
“To take together or grasp jointly”
Ancient Greek
Greek
syllabē
“A group of sounds held together; a syllable”
Classical Latin
Latin
syllaba
“A syllable”
Middle English
English
sillable
“A syllable”
17th Century
English
syllabic
“Relating to syllables”