Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A syllable.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun rare Syllable.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Obsolete form of
syllable .
Etymologies
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And why do you continue to write "syllabe" when it's properly "syllable" in English?
The etymology of Latin tofus 'tufa' isn't written in stone 2009
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Selon des étymologistes français, la syllabe "ha" est une exclamation de surprise – à moins qu'elle n'exprime la peur.
Archive 2010-06-01 Rene Meertens 2010
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Il n'en serait pas de même pour le français notamment parce que dans un grand nombre de mots la dernière lettre ne se prononce pas (toit, aux, quand, janvier, etc.) ou que, dans certains cas, la dernière syllabe est muette (assurent, veille, fesses, etc.)
Archive 2010-07-01 Rene Meertens 2010
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Even if the stress was on the first syllabe, I see no reason why should we regard the last vowel as 'e'.
The etymology of Latin tofus 'tufa' isn't written in stone 2009
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I know in several languages words ending in unstressed -i or -e, and no matter how hard I'd stress the first syllabe the ending keeps being different especially in simple, bisyllabic CVCV words.
The etymology of Latin tofus 'tufa' isn't written in stone 2009
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Accent in the second syllabe (counting from the last): the word is grave or llana.
Reflexive verbs 2007
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Accent in the second syllabe (counting from the last): the word is grave or llana.
Reflexive verbs 2007
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Accent in the second syllabe (counting from the last): the word is grave or llana.
Reflexive verbs 2007
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Even if the stress was on the first syllabe, I see no reason why should we regard the last vowel as 'e'.
The etymology of Latin tofus 'tufa' isn't written in stone 2009
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I actually do know that Etruscan words have their stress on the first syllabe.
The etymology of Latin tofus 'tufa' isn't written in stone 2009
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