Meanings
comparative more syllabic · superlative most syllabic
- Of, relating to, or consisting of a syllable or syllables.
Most final consonants have been lost, resulting in a tonal language with a rich consonantal and vocalic inventory, but with a relatively simple syllabic structure..
2014, Guillaume Jacques, “V: Cone”, in Jackson Sun, editor, Phonological Profiles of Little-Studied Tibetic Varieties, Taipei: Academia Sinica, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 270 - Pronounced with every syllable distinct.
- Of, or being a form of verse, based on the number of syllables in a line rather than on the arrangement of accents or quantities.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjective(of verse) having lines based on number of syllables rather than on rhythmical arrangement of stresses or quantities
adjectiveconsisting of a syllable or syllables
adjective(of speech sounds) forming the nucleus of a syllable
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Ancient Greekσυλλαβικός
- Medieval Latinsyllabicus
- Englishsyllabic
From Medieval Latin syllabicus, from Ancient Greek συλλαβικός (sullabikós), from συλλαβή (sullabḗ, “syllable”).
More words from Medieval Latin, Ancient Greek
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian сри́чков, сричкообразу́ващ
- сри́чков (sríčkov)of, relating to, or consisting of a syllable
- сричкообразу́ващ (sričkoobrazúvašt)of, relating to, or consisting of a syllable
Catalan sil·làbic, sil·làbic
- sil·làbicof, relating to, or consisting of a syllable
- sil·làbicin linguistics
Czech slabičný
- slabičnýof, relating to, or consisting of a syllable
Dutch syllabisch
- syllabischof, relating to, or consisting of a syllable
Finnish tavu-, syllabinen
- tavu-of, relating to, or consisting of a syllable
- syllabinenin linguistics
French syllabique, syllabique
- syllabiqueof, relating to, or consisting of a syllable
- syllabiquein linguistics
German Silben-, silbenweise
- Silben-of, relating to, or consisting of a syllable
- silbenweiseof, relating to, or consisting of a syllable
- silbigof, relating to, or consisting of a syllable
- syllabischof, relating to, or consisting of a syllable
- Silben-in linguistics
Greek συλλαβικός, συλλαβικός
- συλλαβικός (syllavikós)of, relating to, or consisting of a syllable
- συλλαβικός (syllavikós)in linguistics
Hungarian szótagképző, szótagalkotó
- szótagképzőin linguistics
- szótagalkotóin linguistics
- szillabikusin linguistics
Indonesian silabis
- silabisof, relating to, or consisting of a syllable
Irish siollach, siollach
- siollachof, relating to, or consisting of a syllable
- siollachin linguistics
Italian sillabico
- sillabicoof, relating to, or consisting of a syllable
Malay suku kata, silabik
- suku kataof, relating to, or consisting of a syllable
- silabikof, relating to, or consisting of a syllable
- suku katain linguistics
- silabikin linguistics
Polish sylabowy, zgłoskowy
- sylabowyof, relating to, or consisting of a syllable
- zgłoskowyof, relating to, or consisting of a syllable
- zgłoskotwórczyof, relating to, or consisting of a syllable
- sylabicznyof, relating to, or consisting of a syllable
- sylabicznyin linguistics
Portuguese silábico, silábico
- silábicoof, relating to, or consisting of a syllable
- silábicoin linguistics
Romanian silabic
- silabicof, relating to, or consisting of a syllable
Russian слогово́й, силлаби́ческий
- слогово́й (slogovój)of, relating to, or consisting of a syllable
- силлаби́ческий (sillabíčeskij)of, relating to, or consisting of a syllable
- слогообразу́ющий (slogoobrazújuščij)of, relating to, or consisting of a syllable
- слогово́й (slogovój)in linguistics
- силлаби́ческий (sillabíčeskij)in linguistics
Slovak slabičný
- slabičnýof, relating to, or consisting of a syllable
Spanish silábico, silábico
- silábicoof, relating to, or consisting of a syllable
- silábicoin linguistics
Swedish stavelse‐, syllabisk
- stavelse‐of, relating to, or consisting of a syllable
- syllabiskof, relating to, or consisting of a syllable
- stavelsebildandein linguistics
- syllabiskin linguistics
Ukrainian складови́й, складотво́рчий
- складови́й (skladovýj)of, relating to, or consisting of a syllable
- складотво́рчий (skladotvórčyj)of, relating to, or consisting of a syllable
- складови́й (skladovýj)in linguistics
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with syllabic
All rhymes →Cite this entry
syllabic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/syllabic
“syllabic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/syllabic. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “syllabic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/syllabic.
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