hendecasyllabic

/henˌdek.ə.sɪˈlæb.ɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hen-deca-syl-lab-ic
IPA: /henˌdek.ə.sɪˈlæb.ɪk/

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Meaning

adj

Having eleven syllables.

noun

A word or line of eleven syllables.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin hendecasyllabus, from Ancient Greek ἑνδεκασύλλαβος (hendekasúllabos), from ἕνδεκα (héndeka, “eleven”) + συλλαβή (sullabḗ, “syllable”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: hendecasyllabus, ἑνδεκασύλλαβος

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /henˌdek.ə.sɪˈlæb.ɪk/
British English: /hɛnˌdɛk.ə.sɪˈlæb.ɪk/

Inflected Forms

hendecasyllabics (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

hendecasyllable

Rhymes With

syllabic monosyllabic polysyllabic octosyllabic trisyllabic pentasyllabic

Questions

How do you pronounce hendecasyllabic?

The recorded pronunciation is /henˌdek.ə.sɪˈlæb.ɪk/.

What does hendecasyllabic mean?

Having eleven syllables.

Where does hendecasyllabic come from?

It is traced to Latin.

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