hendecasyllable

English

Alternative forms

• endecasyllable (common misspelling)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin hendecasyllabus, from Ancient Greek ἑνδεκασύλλαβος (hendekasúllabos); equivalent to hendeca- +‎ syllable.

Pronunciation

• enPR: hĕn'dĭkəsĭʹləbl, hĕndĕ'kəsĭʹləbl, IPA^(key): /ˌhɛndɪkəˈsɪləbl/, /hɛnˌdɛkəˈsɪləbl/

Noun

hendecasyllable (plural hendecasyllables)

1. (chiefly prosody) A line, verse, or word that comprises eleven syllables.

Related terms

• hendecasyllabic

Translations

Translations

• Italian: endecasillabo (it) m
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Latin: hendecasyllabus m

References

• “hendecasyllable” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2^nd Ed.; 1989]