Question 1

What does "syllabe" mean in French?

Accepted Answer

First person singular of the indicative present of the verb syllaber.
Third person singular of the indicative present of the verb syllaber.
First person singular of the subjunctive present of the verb syllaber.
Third person singular of the subjunctive present of the verb syllaber.
Second person singular of the imperative of the verb syllaber.

Question 2

Where does the French word "syllabe" come from?

Accepted Answer

sillebe in Old French; (13th century) sillabe; (16th century) syllabe, from Latin syllaba (same meaning) from Greek συλλαβή syllabè (same meaning) from syn- ('with') and the verb lambanein ('to take').

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