"syllable" meaning in Englisch

See syllable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: ˈsɪləbəl Audio: En-uk-syllable.ogg Forms: the syllable [singular], the syllables [plural]
  1. Silbe
    Sense id: de-syllable-en-noun-tAG9nShl
  2. Tonsilbe
    Sense id: de-syllable-en-noun-oyrgiWnI
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (Musik: Tonsilbe): Tonsilbe (Deutsch) Translations (Silbe): Silbe (Deutsch)

Inflected forms

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        {
          "text": "In the Finnish language, the first syllable always takes the main stress."
        },
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          "ref": "Thomas Coar: A Grammar of the English Tongue. London, 1796, Seite 39. Kursiv gesetzt: s, i.",
          "text": "„Explanation of the Cases. […] The genitive, or possessive, signifies kindred, or property, and is formed by adding s with an apostrophe before it, to the nominative. The apostrophe denotes the omission of an [i] which was formerly inserted, and made the word longer by another syllable, as Peteris brother, Maryis sister, Johnis house; now written Peter's brother, Mary's sister, John's house.“"
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