syllable |
midsyllable |
As a noun syllable
is a unit of human speech that is interpreted by the listener as a single sound, although syllables usually consist of one or more vowel sounds, either alone or combined with the sound of one or more consonants; a word consists of one or more syllables.
As a verb syllable
is to utter in syllables.
As an adjective midsyllable is
occurring in the middle of a syllable.