verb · intransitive

syllabify

syl·lab·i·fy

syllabify · syllabifies · syllabified · syllabifying

To divide a word into syllablesTo divide a word into syllables; to syllabicate; to syllabize.

/sɪˈlæbɪfaɪ/

» Would you tell me how to syllabify the word?

Würdest du mir sagen, wie man das Wort buchstabiert?

Meaning

1 senses

To divide a word into syllables; to syllabicate; to syllabize.
divide into syllables

1 sentences

Would you tell me how to syllabify the word?
deWürdest du mir sagen, wie man das Wort buchstabiert? — makija
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First attested in 1799–1802; back-formation from syllabification; compare the Old French s

First attested in 1799–1802; back-formation from syllabification; compare the Old French sillabifier.

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syllabifies, syllabifying, syllabified, syllabified

regular · Lesson

I, you, we, they	syllabify
he, she, it	syllabifies

all persons

syllabified

I, you, we, they	have syllabified
he, she, it	has syllabified

all persons

will syllabify

3 synonyms

Close in meaning

5 related words

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