trisyllable

English

Alternative forms

• trissyllable

Etymology

From tri- +‎ syllable.

Noun

trisyllable (plural trisyllables)

1. A word of three syllables.

Coordinate terms

• monosyllable
• disyllable
• tetrasyllable
• pentasyllable
• sexisyllable
• heptasyllable
• octosyllable
• enneasyllable
• decasyllable
• endecasyllable
• dodecasyllable
• polysyllable

Related terms

• trisyllabic

Translations

Translations

• Italian: trisillabo m
• Malay: tiga suku kata
• Manx: treeheeley
• Spanish: trisílabo (es)
• Turkish: üç heceli