Definition
Relating to verse or lines of poetry that contain exactly eleven syllables.
Etymology
From Greek 'hendeca-' (eleven) plus 'syllabic' (from 'syllabe' meaning syllable). The term describes a specific poetic meter used extensively in Italian and other Romance languages.
Kelly Says
Italian poets adore the hendecasyllable (11-syllable line)—Dante and Petrarch used it constantly—but English poetry rarely uses it, showing how language and literary tradition shape what feels natural.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አንድ አራት ነገሮች
an-dit a-rat ne-ge-ro-ch
ARالعربية
منحرف
mun-harif
BNবাংলা
একাদশপদ
ekadashapaad
CACatalà
hendecasil·làbic
hen-de-ka-si-la-bi-k
CSČeština
hendekasyllabický
hen-de-ka-sil-la-bi-t͡sny
DADansk
hendekasyllabisk
hen-de-ka-sil-la-bisk
DEDeutsch
hendekasyllabisch
hen-de-ka-sil-la-bish
ELΕλληνικά
ενδεκασύλλαβος
en-de-ka-sy-lla-vos
ESEspañol
hendecasilábico
en-de-ka-si-la-bi-ko
FAفارسی
دهه سیلابی
deh se-la-bi
FISuomi
yhdeksänkymmenesyyllabminen
yhdeksän-kymmenen-syyl-la-b-mi-nen
FRFrançais
hendecasyllabique
ɑ̃-de-ka-si-la-bi-k
GUGU
એકદશપદ
e-ka-dasha-pad
HAHA
11 kalmomi
11 kal-mo-mi
HEעברית
שלושה עשר תיבות
shlosh'a esh'ar tiv'ot
HIहिन्दी
एकादशपाद
ekadashapaad
HUMagyar
tízhatoszótagú
tiz-ha-tos-zo-ta-gu
IDBahasa Indonesia
sepuluh satu suku kata
se-puluh sa-tu suku kata
IGIG
nke anya 11
nke anya 11
ITItaliano
hendecasillabico
hen-de-ka-si-la-bi-ko
JA日本語
11音節の
jū-ichi-on-setsu no
KKKK
ондасын сөз
onda-syn soz
KMKM
ពីរមួយ ស្លាក់
pi-ro-muoy sla-k
KO한국어
열한음절의
yeol-han-eumjeol-ui
MRMR
एकदशपदी
e-ka-dasha-dee
MSBahasa Melayu
hendekasilabik
hen-de-ka-si-la-bik
MYမြန်မာ
စကားလုံး ၁၁ ပုံ
ska-ba-lo-nge 11 po-ng
NLNederlands
hendecasyllabisch
hen-de-ka-sil-la-bish
NONorsk
hendekasyllabisk
hen-de-ka-sil-la-bisk
PAPA
ਇੱਕ-ਦશਪદ
ik-dasha-pad
PLPolski
hendekasyllabiczny
hen-de-ka-sil-la-bi-t͡sny
PTPortuguês
hendecasilábico
en-de-ka-si-la-bi-ko
RORomână
hendecasilabic
hen-de-ka-si-la-bi-k
RUРусский
десятиосмойный
desyat-o-smoy-nyy
SVSvenska
hendekasyllabisk
hen-de-ka-sil-la-bisk
SWKiswahili
hendekasilabi
hen-de-ka-si-la-bi
TAதமிழ்
பன்னிரண்டு அடி
pan-ni-ra-n-du a-di
TEతెలుగు
పదమూడు అక్షరాలు
pada-moo-du aksharalu
THไทย
สิบเอ็ดพยางค์
sip et payang
TLTL
labing-isang pantig
la-bing-isang pan-tig
TRTürkçe
onbirhece
on-bir-he-ce
UKУкраїнська
hendecasilaбiчний
hen-de-ka-si-la-bi-chnyy
VITiếng Việt
mười một âm tiết
mười-mốt âm tiết
YOYO
ẹ̀kan-lọ́gbọ́
e-kan-lo-g-bo
ZH中文
十一音节的
shí yī yīnyè de
ZUZU
isixazulu
i-si-xa-zu-lu