Plural of syllable
regular plural
The plural of syllable is syllables.
Forms of syllable
| Singular | syllable /ˈsɪl.ə.bəl/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | syllables /ˈsɪləbl̩z/ |
| Countable | countable |
Syllables in a sentence
- "Naïve" takes an umlaut because it is pronounced as two syllables.From the entry umlaut
- Ben suffers from hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia, so he seldom uses words of more than three syllables.From the entry hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia
- According to the syllable-timed hypothesis, Spanish syllables as staccato.From the entry staccato
- You must enunciate all the syllables.From the entry enunciate
- We measured the duration, interelement interval, peak frequency and bandwidth of echolocation pulses and distress syllables.2015 July 17, “Situational and Age-Dependent Decision Making during Life Threatening Distress in Myotis macrodactylus”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI. From the entry interelement
Meaning of syllable
- noun A unit of human speech which often forms words corresponding to one opening of the mouth; a vowel and its surrounding consonants.
- noun The written representation of a given pronounced syllable.
- noun A small part of a sentence or discourse; anything concise or short; a particle.
Questions about the plural of syllable
- What is the plural of syllable?
- The plural of syllable is syllables.
- Is syllable countable?
- Syllable is a countable noun.
Source and license
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