SYLLABIC

syllabic

(adjective) (of speech sounds) forming the nucleus of a syllable; “the syllabic ‘nl’ in ‘riddle’”

syllabic

(adjective) consisting of a syllable or syllables

syllabic

(adjective) (of verse) having lines based on number of syllables rather than on rhythmical arrangement of stresses or quantities

syllabic

(adjective) consisting of or using a syllabary; “eskimos of the eastern Arctic have a system of syllabic writing”

syllabic

(adjective) of or relating to syllables; “syllabic accent”; “syllabic characters each represent a syllable”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

syllabic (comparative more syllabic, superlative most syllabic)

Of, relating to, or consisting of a syllable or syllables.

Pronounced with every syllable distinct.

(linguistics) Designating a sound that is or can be the most sonorant segment of a syllable, as a vowel or a resonant. In the word riddle ([ɹɪdl̩]), the two syllabic sounds are [ɪ] and [l̩].

Of, or being a form of verse, based on the number of syllables in a line rather than on the arrangement of accents or quantities.

Noun

syllabic (plural syllabics)

(linguistics) A syllabic sound.

Source: Wiktionary

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Syl*lab"ic, Syl*lab"ic*al, a. Etym: [Gr. syllabique.]

1. Of or pertaining to a syllable or syllables; as, syllabic accent.

2. Consisting of a syllable or syllables; as, a syllabic augment. "The syllabic stage of writing." Earle.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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