sílaba

See also: silaba, silabá, and silabă

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin syllaba, from Ancient Greek συλλαβή (sullabḗ).

Noun

sílaba f (plural sílabes)

1. syllable

Galician

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin syllaba, from Ancient Greek συλλαβή (sullabḗ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsilaba/ [ˈs̺i.la.β̞ɐ]
• Rhymes: -ilaba
• Hyphenation: sí‧la‧ba

Noun

sílaba f (plural sílabas)

1. syllable

Related terms

• silábico

Further reading

• “sílaba”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
• “sílaba”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin syllaba, from Ancient Greek συλλαβή (sullabḗ).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsi.la.bɐ/, /ˈsi.lɐ.bɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsi.la.bɐ/, /ˈsi.lɐ.bɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsi.la.ba/, /ˈsi.lɐ.ba/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈsi.lɐ.bɐ/ [ˈsi.lɐ.βɐ]

• Audio (Brazil (Caipira)):

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• Hyphenation: sí‧la‧ba

Noun

sílaba f (plural sílabas)

1. syllable

Related terms

• monossílabo
• polissílabo
• silabar
• silábico

Further reading

• “sílaba”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “sílaba”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin syllaba, from Ancient Greek συλλαβή (sullabḗ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsilaba/ [ˈsi.la.β̞a]
• Rhymes: -ilaba
• Syllabification: sí‧la‧ba

Noun

sílaba f (plural sílabas)

1. syllable

Derived terms

• centro de sílaba

Related terms

• bisílabo
• monosílabo
• polisílabo
• silabar
• silabario
• silabear
• silábico
• trisílabo

Further reading

• “sílaba”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025