hendecasyllable

== English == === Alternative forms === endecasyllable (common misspelling) === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin hendecasyllabus, from Ancient Greek ἑνδεκασύλλαβος (hendekasúllabos); equivalent to hendeca- +‎ syllable. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) enPR: hĕn'dĭkəsĭʹləbl, hĕndĕ'kəsĭʹləbl, IPA(key): /ˌhɛndɪkəˈsɪləbl/, /hɛnˌdɛkəˈsɪləbl/ === Noun === hendecasyllable (plural hendecasyllables) (chiefly prosody) A line, verse, or word that comprises eleven syllables. ==== Coordinate terms ==== monosyllable disyllable trisyllable tetrasyllable pentasyllable sexisyllable heptasyllable octosyllable enneasyllable decasyllable dodecasyllable polysyllable ==== Related terms ==== hendecasyllabic ==== Translations ==== === References === “hendecasyllable” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989]