pentasyllabic

English

Etymology

Late Latin pentasyllabos + English -ic

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌpɛn.tə.sɪˈlæb.ɪk/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌpɛn.tə.sɪˈlæb.ɪk/
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˌpen.tə.sɪˈlæb.ɪk/
• Rhymes: -æbɪk

Adjective

pentasyllabic (not comparable)

1. Having five syllables.

   ‘Pentasyllabic’ is a pentasyllabic word.

Synonyms

• quinquesyllabic

Related terms

• polysyllabic

Translations

having five syllables

• Breton: pempsilabennek (br)
• Dutch: vijflettergrepig
• Finnish: viisitavuinen
• French: pentasyllabe (fr), pentasyllabique (fr)
• German: fünfsilbig (de)
• Greek: πεντασύλλαβος (el) (pentasýllavos)

  Ancient Greek: πεντᾰσῠ́λλᾰβος (pentăsŭ́llăbos)

• Hungarian: öt szótagú/szótagos
• Italian: pentasillabo (it)
• Latin: pentasyllabos
• Polish: pięciogłoskowy
• Romanian: pentasilabic (ro)
• Russian: пятисложный (ru) m (pjatisložnyj)
• Spanish: pentasílabo (es)
• Turkish: beş heceli

Noun

pentasyllabic (plural pentasyllabics)

1. A word of five syllables; a pentasyllable.

Translations

word of five syllables — see pentasyllable

Further reading

• James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Pentasyllabic, a.”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volume VII (O–P), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 657, column 3.