disyllabic

[ dahy-si-lab-ik, dis-i- or dis-i-lab-ik, dis-si-, dahy-si- ]

/ ˌdaɪ sɪˈlæb ɪk, ˌdɪs ɪ- or ˌdɪs ɪˈlæb ɪk, ˌdɪs sɪ-, ˌdaɪ sɪ- /

consisting of or pertaining to two syllables.

Origin of disyllabic

First recorded in 1630–40; di-¹ + syllabic

Disyllabic or feminine caesura, two kinds of which are to be distinguished, viz.

A History of English Versification |Jakob Schipper
The loud, musical, disyllabic call of the male is also very characteristic.

Life Histories of North American Shore Birds, Part 1 (of 2) |Arthur Cleveland Bent
The septenary line, however, in its strict form admits only of monosyllabic caesura and disyllabic ending.

A History of English Versification |Jakob Schipper
It must be admitted that the disyllabic words are not wholly constant to a principle.

Society for Pure English Tract 4 |John Sargeaunt

This French metre consists of eight syllables when the ending is monosyllabic, and nine when it is disyllabic.

A History of English Versification |Jakob Schipper