imparisyllabic

[im-par-uh-si-lab-ik]

adjective

1. (of a noun) not composed of the same number of syllables in all of its inflected forms, as Latin corpus, corporis.

imparisyllabic

/ ɪmˌpærsɪˈlæbɪk /

adjective

1. (of a noun or verb in inflected languages) having inflected forms with different numbers of syllables Compare parisyllabic

Word History and Origins

Origin of imparisyllabic¹

First recorded in 1720–30; impar + -i- + syllabic

Example Sentences

I give, for simplicity, the nominative, adding the stem in the case of imparisyllabic words.

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