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Meaning of syllaba | Babel Free

Noun feminine CEFR B1
[ˈsyl.la.ba]

Definitions

  1. syllable
    declension-1, feminine
  2. vowel
    declension-1, feminine
  3. poems, verses
    declension-1, feminine, figuratively, in-plural
  4. Equivalent to 'Syllable': A unit of human speech which often forms words corresponding to one opening of the mouth; a vowel and its surrounding consonants.

Equivalents

English Syllable

Examples

“Vident enim [angelī] faciem tuam semper, et ibi legunt sine syllabīs temporum, quid velit aeterna voluntās tua.”

For they [the messengers/angels] always see your face, and they read there, without syllables of times, what your eternal will wills.

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

syllaba anceps syllabae syllabae ancipites syllabam syllabarium syllabarius

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