Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

imparisyllabic

/ɪmˌpæɹɪsɪˈlæbɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: im-par-i-syl-lab-ic
IPA: /ɪmˌpæɹɪsɪˈlæbɪk/

25

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

6

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not having the same number of syllables in all its inflections (especially of Greek or Latin nouns); for example, the Latin word pars, which has the genitive form partis.

noun

An imparisyllabic noun.

Example Sentences

"An adjectival type corresponding phonetically to the masculine third declension imparisyllabics is represented by some O.F. survivals of Latin comparative forms"

Etymology

From Latin impar (“unequal”) + syllabic.

Inflected Forms

imparisyllabics (plural)

Antonyms

parisyllabic

Questions

How do you pronounce imparisyllabic?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪmˌpæɹɪsɪˈlæbɪk/.
What does imparisyllabic mean?: Not having the same number of syllables in all its inflections (especially of Greek or Latin nouns); for example, the Latin word pars, which has the genitive form partis.
Where does imparisyllabic come from?: From Latin impar (“unequal”) + syllabic.

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