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syllabic

/sɪˈlæbɪk/

Translations

syllabicadjective

more syllabic

Comp.

most syllabic

Super.

/sɪˈlæbɪk/

The poem has a syllabic structure.

У стихотворения слоговая структура.

Synonyms

syllabicnoun

syllabics

/sɪˈlæbɪk/

Used in linguistics to denote either a syllabic consonant or a syllabary; plural form usually ‘syllabics’.

syllabicadjective

Relating to or based on syllables.

The poem had a syllabic structure that emphasized the rhythm of each line.

Of a writing system: composed of symbols that each represent a syllable rather than individual phonemes.

Japanese kana constitute a syllabic script.

Of a consonant or sound: functioning as the nucleus of a syllable and able to form a syllable on its own.

The final /l/ in ‘bottle’ is syllabic.

syllabicnoun

A writing system in which each symbol represents a syllable.

Cree is written using a syllabic.

A consonant or sound that forms a syllable on its own; a syllabic consonant.

In the word ‘button’, the final /n/ is a syllabic.