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poly·syl·lab·ic [ˌpɒlɪsɪˈlæbɪk, Am ˌpɑ:-] ADJ inv

polysyllabic

polysyllabic

polysyllabisch spec

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Most other verbs are derived following a fully predictable paradigm although polysyllabic verbs ending in laterals can deviate from this paradigm as they show syncopation. en.wikipedia.org

In polysyllabic words, secondary stress may also be present. 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

As a general rule, polysyllabic adjectives are normally inflected when used as attributive adjectives. en.wikipedia.org

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

This goal, acting simultaneously with the child's initial inability to produce polysyllabic words, often results in weak-syllable deletion. 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

To this can be added prefixes and suffixes: many elements can be united in this way, sometimes producing long and complex polysyllabic verb words. en.wikipedia.org

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

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