silbe

See also: Silbe and silbé

Dutch

Alternative forms

• sylbe (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from German Silbe, from Old High German sillaba, from Latin syllaba, from Ancient Greek συλλαβή (sullabḗ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɪl.bə/
• Hyphenation: sil‧be

Noun

silbe f (plural silben, no diminutive)

1. (obsolete) syllable [16th–19th c.]

   Synonyms: lettergreep, syllabe

Spanish

Verb

silbe

1. inflection of silbar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative