tautosyllabic

[ taw-toh-si-lab-ik ]

adjective

, Phonetics.

1. occurring within the same syllable:

   The (s) and (t) are tautosyllabic in the word disturb, but not in distaste.

Word History and Origins

Origin of tautosyllabic¹

First recorded in 1885–90; tauto- + syllabic