hendecasyllable

English

Alternative forms

endecasyllable (common misspelling)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin hendecasyllabus, from Ancient Greek ἑνδεκασύλλαβος (hendekasúllabos); equivalent to hendeca- +‎ syllable.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) enPR: hĕn'dĭkəsĭʹləbl, hĕndĕ'kəsĭʹləbl, IPA^(key): /ˌhɛndɪkəˈsɪləbl/, /hɛnˌdɛkəˈsɪləbl/

Noun

hendecasyllable (plural hendecasyllables)

(chiefly prosody) A line, verse, or word that comprises eleven syllables.

Related terms

hendecasyllabic

Translations

Translations

Italian: endecasillabo (it) m

Latin: hendecasyllabus m

References

“hendecasyllable” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2^nd Ed.; 1989]

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