† ˈdisyllabe, dissyllabe, a. Obs. rare.
[a. F. dissyllabe (16th c. in Godef. Supp.), ad. L. disyllabus, a. Gr. δισύλλαβος of two syllables, f. δι-, di-2 twice + συλλαβή syllable. For spelling, see next.]
= disyllabic.
| a 1637 B. Jonson Eng. Gram. i. vii, All verbes dissyllabes ending in el, er, ry, and ish, accent in prima. |