"trisyllable" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: trisyllables [plural], trissyllable [alternative]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tréyes Proto-Indo-European *tri- Proto-Italic *tri- Latin tri-der. English tri- English syllable English trisyllable From tri- + syllable. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|tri-|syllable|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tréyes Proto-Indo-European *tri- Proto-Italic *tri- Latin tri-der. English tri- English syllable English trisyllable [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "three", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*tréyes", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*tri-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*tri-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "tri-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "tri-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "syllable", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "trisyllable", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="trisyllable"> From tri- + syllable. Head templates: {{en-noun}} trisyllable (plural trisyllables)
  1. A word of three syllables. Related terms: trisyllabic Translations (Translations): trisillabo [masculine] (Italian), tiga suku kata (Malay), treeheeley (Manx), trisílabo (Spanish), üç heceli (Turkish)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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