syllabify
syllabify — verb
- syllabifypresent simple I / you / we / they
- syllabifies3rd person singular
- syllabifying-ing form
- syllabifiedpast simple
1. to break a word into the separate speech units (syllables) it contains, such as
to break a word into the separate speech units (syllables) it contains, such as dividing 'computer' into com-pu-ter
Tomás had to syllabify each word on the spelling test before writing it down.
transitive pattern: syllabify + noun phrase
The teacher asked Karim to syllabify 'understanding' on the whiteboard for the class.
Sade finds it easier to read long words when she syllabifies them aloud first.
If you syllabify the word 'happiness', you get three distinct parts: hap-pi-ness.
Lotte taught her younger brother to syllabify unfamiliar words by clapping each beat.
- syllabicate
a less common variant with the same meaning
- segment
broader term; can apply to any unit, not just syllables
文法句型
syllabify + noun phrase
用法筆記
Always transitive. The object is nearly always a word or a string of letters. Distinguish from sense 2, where the subject itself (a sound or letter) forms the syllable.
常見錯誤
2. (of speech sounds or letters) to join together and form a syllable or contribute
(of speech sounds or letters) to join together and form a syllable or contribute to making one, as when 'p' and 'i' combine into 'pi'
In Japanese, the sounds 's' and 'a' syllabify into a single unit: sa.
intransitive pattern: syllabify + into
Mira explained how consonant clusters syllabify differently in English than in Polish.
In Noa's name, the two vowels syllabify as a single syllable, making the word shorter than it looks.
Sofia noticed that borrowed words often syllabify according to the rules of the new language.
The linguist showed Ilan how 'n' and 'g' syllabify together at the end of 'sing'.
文法句型
syllabify + into + noun
syllabify + adverb
用法筆記
Intransitive. The subject is typically a sound, a letter, or a cluster of sounds or letters. Often followed by 'into', 'as', 'together', or 'differently'.