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noun
- (linguistics) a unit of human speech that is interpreted by the listener as a single sound, although syllables usually consist of one or more vowel sounds, either alone or combined with the sound of one or more consonants. A word consists of one or more syllables.
- (grammar) the letters that represent a syllable
Translations: - Dutch: lettergreep
- French: syllabe
- German: Silbe
- Italian: sillaba
- Spanish: sílaba
Etymology: :Middle English and Middle French sillabe, from the Latin syllaba, from Greek , which means something which holds or stays together.
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