Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

octosyllable

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: oc-to-syl-la-ble
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

line of verse with eight syllables

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw Proto-Hellenic *oktṓ Ancient Greek ὀκτώ (oktṓ)bor. Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw Proto-Italic *oktō Latin octōbor. English octo- English syllable English octosyllable From octo- + syllable.

Inflected Forms

octosyllables (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

octosyllabic monosyllable disyllable trisyllable tetrasyllable pentasyllable sexisyllable heptasyllable

Questions

What does octosyllable mean?: line of verse with eight syllables
Where does octosyllable come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw Proto-Hellenic *oktṓ Ancient Greek ὀκτώ (oktṓ)bor. Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw Proto-Italic *oktō Latin octōbor. English octo- English syllable English octosyllable From octo- + syllable.

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