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Italian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin syllaba, from Ancient Greek συλλαβή (sullabḗ).
Noun
sillaba f (plural sillabe)
- syllable
1540, Francesco Priscianese, Della lingua romana, page 17:di quelle si fanno le Sillabe. delle Sillabe, le Parole, delle Parole, i Parlari, et de Parlari, le Lingue- From those , syllables are made; from syllables, words; from words, dialects; and from dialects, languages.
1744, Jacopo Angelo Nelli, “Del parlare, delle parole, delle sillabe, e delle lettere [About speaking, words, syllables, and letters]”, in Grammatica italiana: per uso de' giovanetti [Italian Grammar: for use by young people], Torino: Stamperia Reale, Che cosa sieno le Sillabe, page 3:Dico dunque, che il suono, che rende o una sola vocale da per se, o una vocale unita, e legata con una, o più consonanti, si chiama Sillaba.- Thus I say that the sound that renders either a lone vowel, or a vowel tied to one or more consonants, is called syllable.
Further reading
- sillaba in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
sillaba
- inflection of sillabare:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Anagrams
Maltese
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian sillaba.
Pronunciation
Noun
sillaba f (plural sillabi)
- syllable