Associations to the word «Syllable»
Noun
- Vowel
- Consonant
- Phoneme
- Accent
- Pronunciation
- Phonology
- Mantra
- Stress
- Rhyme
- Mora
- Onset
- Stanza
- Suffix
- Om
- Initial
- Inflection
- Orthography
- Glide
- Noun
- Articulation
- Utterance
- Verb
- Prefix
- Verse
- Cadence
- Adjective
- Tone
- Repetition
- Mandarin
- Dialect
- Pitch
- Deletion
- Word
- Plural
- Assimilation
- Vc
- Spelling
- Nucleus
- Cluster
- Contour
- Ending
- Pronoun
- Sanskrit
- Phrase
- Unicode
- Meaning
- Veda
- Omission
- Brahman
- Morphology
- Alphabet
- Singular
- Pho
Adjective
Wiktionary
SYLLABLE, noun. (linguistics) A unit of human speech that is interpreted by the listener as a single sound, although syllables usually consist of one or more vowel sounds, either alone or combined with the sound of one or more consonants; a word consists of one or more syllables.
SYLLABLE, noun. The written representation of a given pronounced syllable.
SYLLABLE, noun. A small part of a sentence or discourse; anything concise or short; a particle.
SYLLABLE, verb. (transitive) (poetic) To utter in syllables.
Dictionary definition
SYLLABLE, noun. A unit of spoken language larger than a phoneme; "the word `pocket' has two syllables".
Wise words
Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe.
Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with
things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.