pentasyllabic

English

Etymology

penta- +‎ syllabic

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌpɛn.tə.sɪˈlæb.ɪk/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˌpɛn.tə.sɪˈlæb.ɪk/
(General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˌpen.tə.sɪˈlæb.ɪk/
Rhymes: -æbɪk

Adjective

pentasyllabic (not comparable)

Having five syllables.
‘Pentasyllabic’ is a pentasyllabic word.

Related terms

polysyllabic

Translations

having five syllables

Dutch: vijflettergrepig
Finnish: viisitavuinen

German: fünfsilbig (de)

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