LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivesecond-declension two-termination adjective (Greek-type)

pentasyllabos

pentasyllabos (neuter pentasyllabon)
Classical[pɛn.taˈsyl.la.bɔs]Ecclesiastical[pen.taˈs̬il.la.bos]

Meaning

  1. Greek typeLate Latintwo terminationof five syllables, pentasyllabic
    Pentasyllabos etiam quidam et hexasyllabos pedes, quos Graeci syzygias vocant, faciendos crediderunt, quorum nobis superflua et inanis opera repudianda est, cum eorum etiam pedum, quos supra enumeravimus, conplures ab omni metrica disciplina alieni sint.376 CE – 409 CE, Mallius Theodorus, De metris 588.2–5
    hos sequuntur, ut dixi, pedes tetrasyllabi XVI, pentasyllabi XXXII, hexasyllabi LXIIII.c. 701 CE, Beda Presbyter, Liber de arte metrica 242.6–7

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativepentasyllabospentasyllabos
penthasillaba		pentasyllabon
pentasyllabum, penthasillabum
genitivepentasyllabī
penthasillabī		pentasyllabī
pentasyllabae, penthasillabae		pentasyllabī
penthasillabī
dativepentasyllabō
penthasillabō		pentasyllabō
pentasyllabae, penthasillabae		pentasyllabō
penthasillabō
accusativepentasyllabon
pentasyllabum, penthasillabum		pentasyllabon
pentasyllabam, penthasillabam		pentasyllabon
pentasyllabum, penthasillabum
ablativepentasyllabō
penthasillabō		pentasyllabō
penthasillabā		pentasyllabō
penthasillabō
vocativepentasyllabe
penthasillabe		pentasyllabe
penthasillaba		pentasyllabon
pentasyllabum, penthasillabum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativepentasyllabī
pentasyllaboe, penthasillabī		pentasyllabī
pentasyllaboe, pentasyllabae, penthasillabae		pentasyllaba
penthasillaba
genitivepentasyllabōrum
penthasillabōrum		pentasyllabōrum
pentasyllabārum, penthasillabārum		pentasyllabōrum
penthasillabōrum
dativepentasyllabīs
penthasillabīs		pentasyllabīs
penthasillabīs		pentasyllabīs
penthasillabīs
accusativepentasyllabōs
penthasillabōs		pentasyllabōs
pentasyllabās, penthasillabās		pentasyllaba
penthasillaba
ablativepentasyllabīs
penthasillabīs		pentasyllabīs
penthasillabīs		pentasyllabīs
penthasillabīs
vocativepentasyllabī
pentasyllaboe, penthasillabī		pentasyllabī
pentasyllaboe, pentasyllabae, penthasillabae		pentasyllaba
penthasillaba

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pénkʷe
  2. Proto-Hellenic*pénkʷe
  3. Ancient Greek πέντε(pénte)
  4. Ancient Greek πεντᾰ-(pentă-)
  5. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ḱómder.?
  7. Proto-Indo-European*sem-der.?
  8. Proto-Hellenic*ksún
  9. Ancient Greek σύν(sún)
  10. Ancient Greek σῠν-(sŭn-)
  11. Latinpentasyllabos

Proto-Indo-European *(s)leh₂gʷ-der. Proto-Hellenic *hlagʷ- Ancient Greek λᾰμβᾰ́νω (lămbắnō) Ancient Greek σῠλλᾰμβᾰ́νω (sŭllămbắnō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-ā́ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek -ή (-ḗ) Ancient Greek σῠλλᾰβή (sŭllăbḗ) Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek πεντᾰσῠ́λλᾰβος (pentăsŭ́llăbos)bor. Latin pentasyllabos Borrowed from Ancient Greek πεντᾰσῠ́λλᾰβος (pentăsŭ́llăbos).

Descendants
  • Englishpentasyllabic
  • Frenchpentasyllabe
  • Frenchpentasyllabique
  • Italianpentasillabo
  • Spanishpentasílabo

In English words that came into English from pentasyllabos

  • pentasyllabicpentasyllabos

Quick answers

What does pentasyllabos mean in Latin?
pentasyllabos, a adjective, means “of five syllables, pentasyllabic”.
How do you pronounce pentasyllabos?
In classical Latin, [pɛn.taˈsyl.la.bɔs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [pen.taˈs̬il.la.bos].
Where does pentasyllabos come from?
Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe → Proto-Hellenic *pénkʷe → Ancient Greek πέντε (pénte) → Ancient Greek πεντᾰ- (pentă-) → Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? → Proto-Indo-European *ḱómder.? → Proto-Indo-European *sem-der.? → Proto-Hellenic *ksún → Ancient Greek σύν (sún) → Ancient Greek σῠν- (sŭn-) → Latin pentasyllabos.