"decasyllabic" meaning in All languages combined

See decasyllabic on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

IPA: /dɛkəsɪˈlæbɪk/
Etymology: From deca- + syllabic. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|deca|syllabic}} deca- + syllabic Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} decasyllabic (not comparable)
  1. Having ten syllables. Tags: not-comparable Translations (having ten syllables): deksilabennek (Breton), tienlettergrepig (Dutch), deksilaba (Esperanto), kymmentavuinen (Finnish), ათმარცვლიანი (atmarcvliani) (Georgian), zehnsilbig (German), tíz szótagú/szótagos (Hungarian), deichshiollach (Irish), dziesięciozgłoskowy (Polish), десятисложный (desjatisložnyj) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-decasyllabic-en-adj-fnwa9fZh Categories (other): English terms prefixed with deca-, Terms with Polish translations, Ten Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with deca-: 29 32 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 14 39 47 Disambiguation of Ten: 43 15 41 Disambiguation of 'having ten syllables': 98 2
  2. Composed of decasyllables. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-decasyllabic-en-adj-dqeLdb3g Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with deca-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Polish translations, Ten Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 46 48 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with deca-: 29 32 39 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 46 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 46 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 14 39 47 Disambiguation of Ten: 43 15 41
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: decasyllabicity

Noun [English]

IPA: /dɛkəsɪˈlæbɪk/ Forms: decasyllabics [plural]
Etymology: From deca- + syllabic. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|deca|syllabic}} deca- + syllabic Head templates: {{en-noun}} decasyllabic (plural decasyllabics)
  1. (mostly plural) A decasyllable. Tags: plural
    Sense id: en-decasyllabic-en-noun-9Qql2zDq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with deca-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Breton translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Prosody, Ten Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 46 48 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with deca-: 29 32 39 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 7 28 65 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 46 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 46 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Breton translations: 11 39 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 12 38 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 8 38 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 11 39 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 11 39 50 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 11 39 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 11 39 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 10 35 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 14 39 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 8 38 54 Disambiguation of Prosody: 18 18 64 Disambiguation of Ten: 43 15 41

Inflected forms

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