pentasyllabicadj.

Brit.

/ˌpɛntəsᵻˈlabɪk/, U.S.

/ˈˌpɛn(t)əsəˈlæbɪk/

Forms: 1700s pentasyllabick, 1800s– pentasyllabic.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: penta- comb. form, syllabic adj.

Etymology: < penta- comb. form + syllabic adj., after monosyllabic adj., disyllabic adj., trisyllabic adj., etc. Compare post-classical Latin pentasyllabus five-syllabled (4th cent.; < Hellenistic Greek πεντασύλλαβος), French pentasyllabe (1838; 1611 in Cotgrave as pendesyllabe), Italian pentasillabo (a1595), Spanish pentasílabo (1841–2; 1450 in an isolated attestation as pentasillabo).

Consisting of five syllables.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > linguistics > study of speech sound > speech sound > [adjective] > syllable > consisting of > consisting of specific number

disyllabea1637

disyllabica1637

trisyllabica1637

quadrisyllable1656

tetrasyllabical1656

trisyllabical1656

quadrisyllabous1678

disyllable1749

tetrasyllable1749

trisyllable1766

pentasyllabica1771

tetrasyllabic1775

quadrisyllabic1827

sexisyllabic1875

quadrisyllabical1890

society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > versification > metre > [adjective] > having five syllables

pentasyllabica1771

dochmiac1775

dochmiacal1821

a1771 T. Gray Observ. Eng. Metre in Wks. (1814) II. 27 Pentasyllabick and Tetrasyllabick [lines of verse]. These are rarely used alone.

1894 Mod. Lang. Notes 9 208/1 The five pentasyllabic endings are the following: Atchafalaya (807, 937), Louisiana (707, 862), and reverberations (1360).

1927 Amer. Jrnl. Philol. 48 36 The Semite finds the disyllabic ‘Scotland’ harder to enunciate than the pentasyllabic ‘iscotalandi’.

1999 Trans. Amer. Philol. Assoc. 129 130 (heading) Penta- and Hexasyllabic Words.

Derivatives

pentaˈsyllabism n. the state of being pentasyllabic.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > linguistics > study of speech sound > speech sound > [noun] > syllabic sound > syllable > word having specific number > state or character of

trisyllabism1884

disyllabism1885

pentasyllabism1892

1892 F. Hall in Nation (N.Y.) 25 Aug. 145/1 ‘Literarian’, however, if we can excuse its pentasyllabism, seems to recommend itself as supplying a desideratum.

1971 Interrelations of Culture (Unesco) 58 The wu yen shih remained a powerful and enduring influence on later Chinese poetry. Its vigorous pentasyllabism maintained itself, throughout the following centuries and down to quite recent years.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pentasyllabic
释义	pentasyllabicadj. Brit. /ˌpɛntəsᵻˈlabɪk/, U.S. /ˈˌpɛn(t)əsəˈlæbɪk/ Forms: 1700s pentasyllabick, 1800s– pentasyllabic. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: penta- comb. form, syllabic adj. Etymology: < penta- comb. form + syllabic adj., after monosyllabic adj., disyllabic adj., trisyllabic adj., etc. Compare post-classical Latin pentasyllabus five-syllabled (4th cent.; < Hellenistic Greek πεντασύλλαβος), French pentasyllabe (1838; 1611 in Cotgrave as pendesyllabe), Italian pentasillabo (a1595), Spanish pentasílabo (1841–2; 1450 in an isolated attestation as pentasillabo). Consisting of five syllables. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of speech sound > speech sound > [adjective] > syllable > consisting of > consisting of specific number disyllabea1637 disyllabica1637 trisyllabica1637 quadrisyllable1656 tetrasyllabical1656 trisyllabical1656 quadrisyllabous1678 disyllable1749 tetrasyllable1749 trisyllable1766 pentasyllabica1771 tetrasyllabic1775 quadrisyllabic1827 sexisyllabic1875 quadrisyllabical1890 society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > versification > metre > [adjective] > having five syllables pentasyllabica1771 dochmiac1775 dochmiacal1821 a1771 T. Gray Observ. Eng. Metre in Wks. (1814) II. 27 Pentasyllabick and Tetrasyllabick [lines of verse]. These are rarely used alone. 1894 Mod. Lang. Notes 9 208/1 The five pentasyllabic endings are the following: Atchafalaya (807, 937), Louisiana (707, 862), and reverberations (1360). 1927 Amer. Jrnl. Philol. 48 36 The Semite finds the disyllabic ‘Scotland’ harder to enunciate than the pentasyllabic ‘iscotalandi’. 1999 Trans. Amer. Philol. Assoc. 129 130 (heading) Penta- and Hexasyllabic Words. Derivatives pentaˈsyllabism n. the state of being pentasyllabic. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of speech sound > speech sound > [noun] > syllabic sound > syllable > word having specific number > state or character of trisyllabism1884 disyllabism1885 pentasyllabism1892 1892 F. Hall in Nation (N.Y.) 25 Aug. 145/1 ‘Literarian’, however, if we can excuse its pentasyllabism, seems to recommend itself as supplying a desideratum. 1971 Interrelations of Culture (Unesco) 58 The wu yen shih remained a powerful and enduring influence on later Chinese poetry. Its vigorous pentasyllabism maintained itself, throughout the following centuries and down to quite recent years. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.a1771
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