See also: Silbe and silbé

Dutch

Alternative forms

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
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