syllabate

present singular third person syllabates · participle present syllabating · participle past syllabated · past syllabated

1. rareSynonym of syllabify.

   So the term panjul was used for designating the Korean syllabated alphabet.

   1896, H. B. Hulbert, “Correspondence”, in The Korean Repository, volume III, Seoul: The Trilingual Press, page 418

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   City teachers, now-a-days, are greatly diverted when they hear of a country school, way back in some rural district far from a railroad, in which children are taught to read and spell on the ancient plan of calling the names of letters; b-a—ba, b-e—be, b-i—bi, etc.; running the consonent letters from B to Z with the vowels following; a-b—ab, e-b—eb, and so on to a-z—az, i-z—iz; ending at u-z—uz, when the name of the land where dwelt the patient Job is struck. Such syllabating is now gone out of fashion.

   1895 June 15, Eliza B. Burnz, “What is the Unit of Language?”, in The School Journal, volume L., number 24, New York, N.Y.; Chicago, Ill., page 646

   The spelling and sylllabating exercises begin with the simplest sounds and the shortest words, homophonously arranged;

   1896, “The Fonic Speller and Sylabater”, in Reminissensez Ov Scul Lif

   When Giannina ended her narration Doctor Coperti syllabated “Well, well,” and still remained gazing into the girl’s eyes.

   1930, Il Carroccio: The Italian Review, page 48

   On the basis of this same status as a behavioral unit, the syllable is considered to be a potential universal — it is assumed that syllabating behavior is likely to occur in many speech communities, but it is not considered a necessary aspect of speech behavior.

   1971, Travaux Linguistiques de Prague, page 45

   The verses are syllabated over a brisk march-like tune, picked out with first violins, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, trumpet and trombone.

   1973, Julian Budden, The Operas of Verdi, page 118

   Synonyms: syllabify