Meanings
adjectiveextrasyllabic (not comparable)
- not comparablehuman sciencesoccurring outside a syllable
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁eǵʰsteros
- Proto-Italic*eksteros
- Latinexter
- Latinextrā
- Englishextra-
- Englishsyllabic
- Englishextrasyllabic
Cite this entry
APA
extrasyllabic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extrasyllabic
MLA
“extrasyllabic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extrasyllabic. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “extrasyllabic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extrasyllabic.
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