disyllable

[ dahy-sil-uh-buhl, dahy-sil-, dih- ]

noun

1. a word of two syllables.

disyllable

/ ˈdaɪsɪləbəl; ˌdɪ-; dɪˈsɪl-; ˌdaɪsɪˈlæbɪk /

noun

1. a variant of dissyllable

Derived Forms

• disyllabic, adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of disyllable¹

1580–90; di- ¹ + syllable; compare Greek disýllabos of two syllables; variant dissyllable has ss < Middle French dissilabe

Example Sentences

Every pentameter of the amatory poems and the first fifteen Heroides ends in a disyllable.

From Project Gutenberg

In a disyllable the vowel is long by the 'apex' rule, as in 'hyphen'.

From Project Gutenberg