tetrasyllable

UK /tɛtɹəˈsɪləbl/

Etymology Formed from tetra- (“four”) + syllable; compare Ancient Greek τετρασύλλαβος (tetrasúllabos, “of four syllables”).

Derived terms

tetrasyllabic

Coordinate terms

monosyllable, disyllable, trisyllable, pentasyllable, sexisyllable, heptasyllable, octosyllable, enneasyllable, decasyllable, endecasyllable, dodecasyllable, polysyllable