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disyllabic

disyllabic

English

Alternative forms

dissyllabic (dated, generally superseded)

Adjective

disyllabic ‎(not comparable)

Comprising two syllables.

Related terms

Synonyms

bisyllabic

Translations

comprising two syllables

Ancient Greek: δισύλλαβος ‎(disúllabos), δισσύλλαβος ‎(dissúllabos)
Czech: dvouslabičný
Finnish: kaksitavuinen
French: dissyllabique (fr)
Galician: bisílabo (gl)
German: zweisilbig (de)
Irish: déshiollach
Italian: bisillabo, disillabico
Portuguese: dissílabo (pt)

Russian: двусло́жный (ru) ‎(dvuslóžnyj)
Scottish Gaelic: dà-shiolach
Serbo-Croatian:

Cyrillic: дво̀сложан

Roman: dvòsložan (sh)
Spanish: bisílabo (es), bisilábico, disílabo (es), disilábico
Swedish: tvåstavig

Noun

disyllabic ‎(plural disyllabics)

a word consisting of two syllables

Translations

a word consisting of two syllables

Galician: bisílabo (gl)
Irish: déshiollach m

Portuguese: dissílabo (pt) m
Spanish: bisílabo (es) m