sillaba
See also: síl·laba
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsil.la.ba/, [ˈs̪il̺l̺äbä]
- Stress: sìllaba
- Hyphenation: sil‧la‧ba
Etymology 1
From Latin syllaba, from Ancient Greek συλλαβή (sullabḗ).
Noun
sillaba f (plural sillabe)
- syllable
- [1744, Jacopo Angelo Nelli, “Del parlare, delle parole, delle sillabe, e delle lettere [About speaking, words, syllables, and letters]”, in Grammatica italiana: per uso de' giovanetti [Italian Grammar: for use by young people], Torino: Stamperia Reale, Che coſa ſieno le Sillabe, page 3:
- Dico dunque, che il ſuono, che rende o una ſola vocale da per ſe, o una vocale unita, e legata con una, o più conſonanti, ſi chiama Sillaba.
- Thus I say that the sound that renders either a lone vowel, or a vowel tied to one or more consonants, is called syllable.]
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Related terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Verb
sillaba
Anagrams
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