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syllabae ancipites

UK/ˈsɪləbiː ænˈsɪpɪtiːz/

syllabae ancipites is the plural of syllaba anceps.

Meaning of syllaba anceps

Noun

syllaba anceps (plural syllabae ancipites)

  1. A syllable of unfixed or undecided weight.
    • Syllabae ancipites at the ends of lines are […]1908, Bernard Pyne Grenfell and Arthur Surridge Hunt [eds.], The Oxyrhynchus Papyri (Egypt Exploration Fund), volume 5, issues 840–844, page 17

Questions about syllabae ancipites

What is syllabae ancipites the plural of?
Syllabae ancipites is the plural of syllaba anceps.
How do you pronounce syllabae ancipites?
Syllabae ancipites is pronounced /ˈsɪləbiː ænˈsɪpɪtiːz/ (UK).

Words near syllabae ancipites in the dictionary

  1. SYLK
  2. Sylki
  3. Sylla
  4. syllab
  5. syllaba anceps
  6. syllabae ancipites
  7. syllabaria
  8. syllabaric
  9. syllabaries
  10. syllabarium
  11. syllabariums

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Adapted from Wiktionary: syllabae ancipites (page history and authors); syllaba anceps (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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