syllabic

adj
/sɪˈlæb.ɪk/

Etymology

From Medieval Latin syllabicus, from Ancient Greek συλλαβικός (sullabikós), from συλλαβή (sullabḗ, “syllable”).

  1. derived from syllabicus

Definitions

  1. 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..
  2. Pronounced with every syllable distinct.

  3. Designating a sound that is or can be the most sonorant segment of a syllable, as a vowel…

    Designating a sound that is or can be the most sonorant segment of a syllable, as a vowel or a resonant. In the word riddle ([ɹɪdl̩]), the two syllabic sounds are [ɪ] and [l̩].

  4. + 2 more definitions
    1. Of, or being a form of verse, based on the number of syllables in a line rather than on…

      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.

    2. A syllabic sound.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for syllabic. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA