hendecasyllable
English
/ˌhɛndɪkəˈsɪləbl/
noun
Definitions
- (chiefly) A line, verse, or word that comprises eleven syllables.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin hendecasyllabus derived from Ancient Greek ἑνδεκασύλλαβος prefix from English syllable.
Origin
English
syllable
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- ambisyllabic English
- decasyllable English
- disyllable English
- dodecasyllable English
- duodecasyllable English
- duosyllable English
- foresyllable English
- hendecasyllabic English
- intersyllable English
- midsyllable English
- monosyllable English
- multisyllable English
- octosyllable English
- polysyllable English
- quadrisyllable English
- quinquesyllable English
- semisyllable English
- septisyllable English
- sesquisyllable English
- syllable English
- trisyllable English
- hendecasyllabus Latin
- συλλαβή Ancient Greek
- ἑνδεκασύλλαβος Ancient Greek
- ἕνδεκα Ancient Greek
- syllable Middle English