hendecasyllable

H4E1N1D2E1C3A1S1Y4L1L1A1B3L1E1
UK/ˌhɛndɪkəˈsɪləbl/UK/hɛnˌdɛkəˈsɪləbl/

noun

A line, verse, or word that comprises eleven syllables.

OriginLatin hendecasyllabus ← Ancient Greek ἑνδεκασύλλαβος →
Scrabble 26
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounhendecasyllable (plural hendecasyllables)

plural hendecasyllables · alternative endecasyllable

  1. human sciencesA line, verse, or word that comprises eleven syllables.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἑνδεκασύλλαβος
  2. Latinhendecasyllabus
  3. Englishhendecasyllable

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

More words from Latin, Ancient Greek

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Italian endecasillabo
  • endecasillaboTranslations
Latin hendecasyllabus
  • hendecasyllabusTranslations
Russian одиннадцатисло́жник
  • одиннадцатисло́жник (odinnadcatislóžnik)Translations
Swedish elvastaving
  • elvastavingTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

hendecasyllable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hendecasyllable

MLA

“hendecasyllable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hendecasyllable. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hendecasyllable,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hendecasyllable.

Source: hendecasyllable on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.