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Polish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin syllaba, from Ancient Greek συλλαβή (sullabḗ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sɘˈla.ba/
- Rhymes: -aba
- Syllabification: sy‧la‧ba
Noun
sylaba f
- (phonology) syllable (unit of speech)
- Synonym: zgłoska
Declension
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Further reading
- sylaba in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- sylaba in Polish dictionaries at PWN