bisillabo

Italian

Alternative forms

  • bissillabo

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin bisyllabus, from Ancient Greek δισύλλαβος (disúllabos). By surface analysis, bi- +‎ sillabo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌbiˈsil.la.bo/
  • Rhymes: -illabo
  • Hyphenation: bi‧sìl‧la‧bo

Adjective

bisillabo (feminine bisillaba, masculine plural bisillabi, feminine plural bisillabe)

  1. disyllabic
    Synonyms: disillabico, disillabo

Noun

bisillabo m (plural bisillabi)

  1. disyllable
    Synonym: disillabo

Further reading

  • bisillabo in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
  • bisillabo in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
  • bisillabo in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
  • bisillabo in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
  • bisìllabo in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
  • bisìllabo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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