Dictionary

foresyllable en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈfɔɹsɪləbəl/ (US)
• /ˈfɔːsɪləbəl/ (Received-Pronunciation, UK)

Etymology

From fore- + syllable; Compare Dutch voorsyllabe, German Vorsilbe.

Meanings

1. (rare) A syllable (or syllables) at the beginning of a word.
   • C is strong like to "k." before "a," "o," "u," either simple vowels, or combined in diphthongs, as cankard, cautele, concord, coward, cunning, or when it ends a foresyllable before any other consonant as "c" "q" "k" "t" as in succede, acquaint, acknowledge, expecting. 2005, Vivian Cook, Accomodating Brocolli in the Cemetary: Or Why Can't Anybody Spell, Touchstone, page 57:
   • We had several things beginning with the same foresyllable. 1902, Notes and Queries, John C. Francis, page 232:
   • The " kar " is the same foresyllable that runs in Carthage and means a high place. 1914, Keith Clark, The Spell of Spain, The Page Company, page 132:

Forms

Antonyms

suffix

Relateds

end-syllable · endsyllable

Synonyms

prefix