Translations for polysyllabic in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

polysyllabic [Brit ˌpɒlɪsɪˈlabɪk, Am ˌpɑlisəˈlæbɪk] ADJ

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polysyllabique

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Some words have three or four syllables many polysyllabic words are formed by reduplicative derivation. en.wikipedia.org

These are added to a verb stem, which can be mono-, duo- or polysyllabic, and either agent (transitive) or patient (intransitive). en.wikipedia.org

His stenographic method consisted in cutting out the superfluous consonants as well as the vowels in polysyllabic words. en.wikipedia.org

Nouns stressed in this way are declined in the same manner as other polysyllabic nouns. en.wikipedia.org

A smaller number of languages allow sequences of such syllables, and thus may have polysyllabic words without consonants. en.wikipedia.org

Back-chaining is a technique used in teaching oral language skills, especially with polysyllabic or difficult words. en.wikipedia.org

If the polysyllabic word is five syllables or more, every odd syllable (leftward) from the antepenult syllable is also assigned secondary stress. en.wikipedia.org

With polysyllabic forms the glottal stop is optional, and when prefixed it is not retained. en.wikipedia.org

In polysyllabic words, the front-back distinction is lost in reduced vowels: all become mid-central. en.wikipedia.org

Polysyllabic forms resulting from declension or derivation also tend to have a grave accent except when it is the definite article that is added. en.wikipedia.org

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