dreisilbig

German

Etymology

drei (“three”) +‎ Silbe (“syllable”) +‎ -ig.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdʀaɪ̯ˌzɪlbɪç/ (standard)
• IPA^(key): /-ˌzɪlbɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)

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• Hyphenation: drei‧sil‧big

Adjective

dreisilbig (not comparable)

1. trisyllabic

Further reading

• “dreisilbig” in Duden online
• “dreisilbig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache