disyllabic

English

Alternative forms

• dissyllabic (dated, generally superseded)

Etymology

From French dissyllabique, from Latin disyllabus.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /dʌɪsɪˈlabɪk/

Adjective

disyllabic (not comparable)

1. Comprising two syllables.

Related terms

• disyllabicity
• disyllable

Synonyms

• bisyllabic

Translations

comprising two syllables

Finnish: kaksitavuinen (fi) French: dissyllabique (fr) Italian: bisillabo (it), disillabico (it)

Scottish Gaelic: dà-shiolach (gd) Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: дво̀сложан (sh) Roman: dvòsložan (sh)

Noun

disyllabic (plural disyllabics)

1. a word consisting of two syllables

Translations

a word consisting of two syllables