imparisyllabic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Not having the same number of syllables in all its inflections (especially of Greek or Latin nouns); for example, the Latin word pars, which has the genitive form partis.
noun
  1. An imparisyllabic noun.

Pronunciation

/ɪmˌpæɹɪsɪˈlæbɪk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-imparisyllabic.wav

Word forms

imparisyllabic imparisyllabics

Etymology

From Latin impar (“unequal”) + syllabic.

Antonyms

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