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pentasyllabos.

of five syllables, pentasyllabic

13 characters5 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adj[pɛn.taˈsyl.la.bɔs]Classical-Latin[pen.taˈs̬il.la.bos]

  1. of five syllables, pentasyllabic

    Greek-type · Late-Latin · declension-2 · two-termination
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe Proto-Hellenic *pénkʷe Ancient Greek πέντε (pénte) Ancient Greek πεντᾰ- (pentă-) Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱómder.? Proto-Indo-European *sem-der.? Proto-Hellenic *ksún Ancient Greek σύν (sún) Ancient Greek σῠν- (sŭn-) Proto-Indo-European *(s)leh₂gʷ-der. Proto-Hellenic *hlagʷ- Ancient Greek λᾰμβᾰ́νω (lămbắnō) Ancient Greek σῠλλᾰμβᾰ́νω (sŭllămbắnō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-ā́ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek -ή (-ḗ) Ancient Greek σῠλλᾰβή (sŭllăbḗ) Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek πεντᾰσῠ́λλᾰβος (pentăsŭ́llăbos)bor. Latin pentasyllabos Borrowed from Ancient Greek πεντᾰσῠ́λλᾰβος (pentăsŭ́llăbos).

adj[pɛn.taˈsyl.la.bɔs]Classical-Latin[pen.taˈs̬il.la.bos][pɛn.taˈsyl.la.boːs]Classical-Latin[pen.taˈs̬il.la.bos]

  1. masculine/feminine accusative plural of pentasyllabos

    accusative · feminine · form-of · masculine · plural
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe Proto-Hellenic *pénkʷe Ancient Greek πέντε (pénte) Ancient Greek πεντᾰ- (pentă-) Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱómder.? Proto-Indo-European *sem-der.? Proto-Hellenic *ksún Ancient Greek σύν (sún) Ancient Greek σῠν- (sŭn-) Proto-Indo-European *(s)leh₂gʷ-der. Proto-Hellenic *hlagʷ- Ancient Greek λᾰμβᾰ́νω (lămbắnō) Ancient Greek σῠλλᾰμβᾰ́νω (sŭllămbắnō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-ā́ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek -ή (-ḗ) Ancient Greek σῠλλᾰβή (sŭllăbḗ) Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek πεντᾰσῠ́λλᾰβος (pentăsŭ́llăbos)bor. Latin pentasyllabos Borrowed from Ancient Greek πεντᾰσῠ́λλᾰβος (pentăsŭ́llăbos).

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