hendecasyllable

[ hen-dek-uh-sil-uh-buhl, hen-dek-uh-sil- ]

noun

1. a word or line of verse of 11 syllables.

hendecasyllable

/ hɛnˌdɛkəsɪˈlæbɪk; ˈhɛndɛkəˌsɪləbəl /

noun

1. prosody a verse line of 11 syllables

Derived Forms

• hendecasyllabic, adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of hendecasyllable¹

1740–50; < Latin hendecasyllabus < Greek hendekasýllabos. See hendeca-, syllable

Word History and Origins

Origin of hendecasyllable¹

C18: via Latin from Greek hendekasullabos

Example Sentences

They first employed the Italian hendecasyllable, although it did not become acclimated till the days of Boscn.

From Project Gutenberg

Endechas reales are cuartetas in which three heptasyllables are followed by a hendecasyllable.

From Project Gutenberg

Therefore, nothing very distinct can be asserted about the origin of the hendecasyllable iambic line, which marks Italian poetry.

From Project Gutenberg

Hendecasyllable, hen′dek-a-sil-a-bl, n. a metrical line of eleven syllables.

From Project Gutenberg