imparisyllabic
/ɪmˌpæɹɪsɪˈlæbɪk/
imparisyllabic adjective: 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.
Adjective
imparisyllabic (not comparable)
- 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
imparisyllabic (plural imparisyllabics)
- An imparisyllabic noun.
- An adjectival type corresponding phonetically to the masculine third declension imparisyllabics is represented by some O.F. survivals of Latin comparative forms1974 (revised 1989), Peter Rickard, A History of the French Language, Routledge 2002, pp. 50-1
Antonyms of imparisyllabic
Forms of imparisyllabic
| plural | imparisyllabics |
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Origin of imparisyllabic
From Latin impar (“unequal”) + syllabic.
Questions about imparisyllabic
- What does imparisyllabic mean?
- Imparisyllabic means 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.
- What part of speech is imparisyllabic?
- Imparisyllabic can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce imparisyllabic?
- Imparisyllabic is pronounced /ɪmˌpæɹɪsɪˈlæbɪk/.
Words near imparisyllabic in the dictionary
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