 A word of one syllable is called a monosyllable ; a word of two syllables, a dissyllable ; a word of three syllables, a trissyllable ; and a word of four or more syllables, a polysyllable. DIPHTHONGS AND TRIPHTHONGS. A diphthong is two vowels joined in...  A grammar of the English language - Page 4by William Francis Collier - 1866Full view - About this book
 | 1818 - 254 pages
...regard to the accent, eg venom is divided veu-om, not ve-nom ; the accent being'on. the first syllable. A word of one syllable is called a monosyllable ; a word of two syllables, a dissyllable ; words of three syllables are termed trisyllables ; and words of many syllables, polysyllables.... | |
 | Goold Brown - 1826 - 122 pages
...some idea. In every word there are as many syllables as there are distinct sounds ; as, gram-ma-ri-an. A word of one syllable is called a monosyllable; a word of two syllables, a dissyllable ; a word of three syllables, a trissyllable ; and a word of four or more syllables, a... | |
 | Benjamin Dudley Emerson - 1833 - 176 pages
...zh, as in glazier, pronounced gla-zhur. OF WORDS. The elements of words are syllables and letters. A word of one syllable is called a monosyllable ; a word of two syllables, a dissyllable ; a word of three syllables, a trisyllable ; a word of more than three syllables, a polysyllable.... | |
 | Lorenzo F. Hamlin - 1833 - 116 pages
...the sound which the bird makes : bees hum, flies buzz, serpents hiss, water flows, hail rattles, &c. A word of one syllable is called a monosyllable ; a word of two syllables, a dissyllable ; a word of three syllables, a trisyllable ; a word of four or more syllables, a polysyllable.... | |
 | Roswell Chamberlain Smith - 1834 - 202 pages
...uttered by a single impulse of the voice, and constituting a word or part of a word ; as, a, an, ant. A word of one syllable is called a Monosyllable ; a word of two syllables, a Dissyllable ; a word of three syllables, a Trisyllable ; a word of four or more syllables, a Polysyllable.... | |
 | Levi Washburn Leonard - 1835 - 194 pages
...I will now tell you what names are given to words that have different numbers of syllables in them. A word of one syllable is called a monosyllable, A word of two syllables, a dissyllable, A word of three syllables, a trysyllable, A word of more than three syllables, a polysyllable.... | |
 | Benjamin Dudley Emerson - 1836 - 108 pages
...zh, as in glazier, pronounced gla-zhur. Of Words. The elements of words are syllables and letters. A word of one syllable is called a monosyllable ; a word of J ' two syllables, a dissyllable ; a word of three syllables, a trisyl> table ; a word of more than... | |
 | John Comly - 1834 - 226 pages
...single impulse of the voice; as man. A syllable is either a word, or part of a word; as but, butter. A word of one syllable is called a Monosyllable. A word of two syllables, a Dissyllable. A word of three syllables, a Trisyllable. And a word of four or mere syllables, a Polysyllable.... | |
 | Roscoe Goddard Greene - 1839 - 142 pages
...some idea. In every word there are as many syllables as there are distinct sounds ; as, gram-ma-ri-an. A word of one syllable is called a monosyllable ; a word of two syllables, a dissyllable ; a word of three syllables, a trisyllable ; and a word of four or more syllables, a... | |
 | Brandon Turner - 1840 - 258 pages
...idea. In every word there are as many syllables as there are distinct sounds ; as, con-grat-u-late. A word of one syllable is called a monosyllable ,' a word of two syllables, a dissyllable , a word of three syllables, a trissyllable ; and a word of four or more syllables, a.... | |
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