"trisyllabic" meaning in English

See trisyllabic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˌtɹaɪ.sɪˈlæb.ɪk/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation], /ˌtɹɑe.sɪˈlæb.ɪk/ [General-Australian]
Rhymes: -æbɪk Etymology: From tri- + syllabic. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|tri|syllabic}} tri- + syllabic Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} trisyllabic (not comparable)
  1. having three syllables Tags: not-comparable Translations (having three syllables): եռավանկ (eṙavank) (Armenian), трохскладо́вы (troxskladóvy) (Belarusian), teirsilabennek (Breton), trojslabičný (Czech), drielettergrepig (Dutch), trisyllabisch (Dutch), trisilaba (Esperanto), kolmitavuinen (Finnish), dreisilbig (German), τρισύλλαβος (trisýllavos) (Greek), három szótagú/szótagos (Hungarian), trisillabico [masculine] (Italian), тросложен (trosložen) (Macedonian), трисложен (trisložen) (Macedonian), treeheelagh (Manx), trzysylabowy (Polish), трёхсложный (trjóxsložnyj) (Russian), трискладо́вий (tryskladóvyj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-trisyllabic-en-adj-YY3cB4mF

Noun

IPA: /ˌtɹaɪ.sɪˈlæb.ɪk/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation], /ˌtɹɑe.sɪˈlæb.ɪk/ [General-Australian] Forms: trisyllabics [plural]
Rhymes: -æbɪk Etymology: From tri- + syllabic. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|tri|syllabic}} tri- + syllabic Head templates: {{en-noun}} trisyllabic (plural trisyllabics)
  1. a word comprising three syllables Categories (topical): Prosody, Three
    Sense id: en-trisyllabic-en-noun-qipYWjLg Disambiguation of Prosody: 7 93 Disambiguation of Three: 41 59 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with tri-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Belarusian translations, Terms with Breton translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Manx translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 88 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with tri-: 38 62 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 22 78 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 87 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 90 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Belarusian translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Breton translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Manx translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 23 77

Inflected forms

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          "word": "եռավանկ"
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          "sense": "having three syllables",
          "word": "τρισύλλαβος"
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          "word": "három szótagú/szótagos"
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          "word": "treeheelagh"
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          "word": "trzysylabowy"
        },
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "trjóxsložnyj",
          "sense": "having three syllables",
          "word": "трёхсложный"
        },
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          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "tryskladóvyj",
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        }
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      "word": "եռավանկ"
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      "word": "трохскладо́вы"
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      "sense": "having three syllables",
      "word": "teirsilabennek"
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      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "having three syllables",
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      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "having three syllables",
      "word": "drielettergrepig"
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      "word": "trisilaba"
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      "word": "kolmitavuinen"
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      "word": "dreisilbig"
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      "lang": "Greek",
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      "word": "τρισύλλαβος"
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      "word": "három szótagú/szótagos"
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      "lang": "Italian",
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "trisillabico"
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      "word": "тросложен"
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