hendecasyllabic

/hɛnˌdɛk.ə.sɪˈlæb.ɪk/

UK: /hɛnˌdɛk.ə.sɪˈlæb.ɪk/

hɛndɛk · ə · SꞮLÆB · ɪk (4 syllables)

English Adj

Definition

Having eleven syllables.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin hendecasyllabus, from Ancient Greek ἑνδεκασύλλαβος (hendekasúllabos), from ἕνδεκα (héndeka, “eleven”) + συλλαβή (sullabḗ, “syllable”).