syllaba
From Ancient Greek συλλαβή (sullabḗ), from σύν (sún, “with, together”) + λαμβάνω (lambánō, “I take”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈsyl.la.ba/, [ˈs̠ʏlːʲäbä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈsil.la.ba/, [ˈsilːäbä]
Noun
syllaba f (genitive syllabae); first declension
- syllable [ quotations ▼]
- (figuratively, in the plural) poems, verses
Declension
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | syllaba | syllabae |
| Genitive | syllabae | syllabārum |
| Dative | syllabae | syllabīs |
| Accusative | syllabam | syllabās |
| Ablative | syllabā | syllabīs |
| Vocative | syllaba | syllabae |