tetrasyllabic

T1E1T1R1A1S1Y4L1L1A1B3I1C3
/ˌtɛ.tɹə.sɪˈlæ.bɪk/

adjective

Having four syllables.

Similar
quadrisyllabic
OriginEnglish syllabic ← Ancient Greek τετρᾰ- (tetră-) ← Proto-Hellenic *kʷétwores →
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Meanings

adjectivetetrasyllabic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableHaving four syllables.

    Synonyms: quadrisyllabic

nountetrasyllabic (plural tetrasyllabics)

plural tetrasyllabics

  1. A word of four syllables.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveHaving four syllables.

Similar
quadrisyllabic
Also see
quadrisyllabic

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kʷetwóres
  2. Proto-Hellenic*kʷétwores
  3. Ancient Greekτέσσᾰρες (téssăres)
  4. Ancient Greekτετρᾰ- (tetră-)
  5. Englishtetra-
  6. Englishsyllabic
  7. Englishtetrasyllabic

From tetra- + syllabic.

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Translations

Czech čtyřslabičný
  • čtyřslabičnýhaving four syllables
Dutch tetrasyllabisch
  • tetrasyllabischhaving four syllables
Esperanto kvarsilaba
  • kvarsilabahaving four syllables
Finnish nelitavuinen
  • nelitavuinenhaving four syllables
German viersilbig
  • viersilbighaving four syllables
Hungarian négy szótagú/szótagos
  • négy szótagú/szótagoshaving four syllables
Romanian tetrasilabic
  • tetrasilabichaving four syllables
Spanish tetrasílabo, tetrasilábico
  • tetrasílabohaving four syllables
  • tetrasilábicohaving four syllables
Swedish fyrstavig
  • fyrstavighaving four syllables
Turkish dört heceli
  • dört hecelihaving four syllables
Cite this entry
APA

tetrasyllabic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tetrasyllabic

MLA

“tetrasyllabic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tetrasyllabic. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tetrasyllabic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tetrasyllabic.

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