intersyllabic en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˌɪnɚsəˈlæbək/
- /ˌɪntɚsəˈlæbɪk/
- /ˌɪntɚsəˈlæbək/
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥tér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- English syllabic English intersyllabic From inter- + syllabic.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Between syllables.
The semicolon is formed by joining the intersyllabic point Tsheg to the single punctuation mark Shad, from which it receives its name of Tsheg-Shad.
1854, Alexander Cunningham, Ladak, Physical, Statistical and Historical: