Significado
syllable
- a unit of pronunciation having one vowel sound, forming all or part of a word
En una frase
I bambini imparano a dividere le parole in sillabe.
Children learn to break words down into syllables.
L'accento cade sulla penultima sillaba del verbo.
The stress falls on the second-to-last syllable of the verb.
È rimasto in silenzio senza proferire una sillaba.
He stayed silent without uttering a syllable.
Formas de la palabra (2)
| Palabra | Formas de la palabra |
|---|---|
| sillaba | feminine · singular |
| sillabe | feminine · plural |
Notas de uso
- Commonly used in idioms meaning 'not a single word', e.g., 'senza dire una sillaba'.