Editing Syllable (section)

==Etymology==
''Syllable'' is an [[Anglo-Norman language|Anglo-Norman]] variation of [[Old French]] {{lang|fro|sillabe}}, from [[Latin]] {{lang|la|syllaba}}, from [[Koine Greek]] {{lang|grc|συλλαβή}} {{lang|grc-latn|syllabḗ}} ({{IPA|grc|sylːabɛ̌ː}}).<!-- This is actually a Classical-era, not Koine, pronunciation, because Help:IPA/Greek only supports Classical pronunciation at the moment. --> {{lang|grc|συλλαβή}} means "the taken together", referring to letters that are taken together to make a single sound.<ref>{{OEtymD|syllable|access-date=2015-01-05}}</ref>

{{lang|grc|συλλαβή}} is a [[verbal noun]] from the verb {{lang|grc|συλλαμβάνω}} {{lang|grc-latn|syllambánō}}, a compound of the preposition {{lang|grc|σύν}} {{lang|grc-latn|sýn}} "with" and the verb {{lang|grc|λαμβάνω}} {{lang|grc-latn|lambánō}} "take".<ref>{{LSJ|lamba/nw|λαμβάνω|ref}}</ref> The noun uses the [[Proto-Indo-European root|root]] {{lang|grc|λαβ-}}, which appears in the [[Aorist (Ancient Greek)|aorist]] tense; the [[Ancient Greek verbs#Present tense|present tense]] stem {{lang|grc|λαμβάν-}} is formed by adding a [[nasal infix]] {{angbr|{{lang|grc|μ}}}} ''{{angbr|m}}'' before the {{lang|grc|β}} {{lang|grc-latn|b}} and a [[suffix]] {{lang|grc|-αν}} {{lang|grc-latn|-an}} at the end.<ref>{{Harvnb|Smyth|1920|loc=§523: present stems formed by suffixes containing {{lang|grc|ν}}}}</ref>