octosyllabic en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˌɔk.təʉ.sɪˈlæb.ɪk/ (Australia)
- (US) audio
- /ˌɒk.təʊ.sɪˈlæb.ɪk/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˌɑk.toʊ.sɪˈlæb.ɪk/ (General-American)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw Proto-Hellenic *oktṓ Ancient Greek ὀκτώ (oktṓ)bor. Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw Proto-Italic *oktō Latin octōbor. English octo- English syllabic English octosyllabic From octo- + syllabic.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Containing eight syllables
If you hum or whistle the rhythm of the common English metres,— of the decasyllabic quatrain, or the octosyllabic with alternate sexisyllabic, or other rhythms, […]
1872, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Poetry and Imagination:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| octasyllabic | alternative | lexicographic |
Relateds
Translations (9)
es octosilábico (containing 8 syllables) · sh osmèračkī (containing 8 syllables) · fi kahdeksantavuinen (containing 8 syllables) · eo oksilaba (containing 8 syllables) · es octosílabo (containing 8 syllables) · br eizhsilabennek (containing 8 syllables) · nl achtlettergrepig (containing 8 syllables) · hu nyolc szótagú/szótagos (containing 8 syllables) · de achtsilbig (containing 8 syllables)