syllabify

syllabify englannista suomeksi

1. tavuttaa

0. Verbi

1. tavuttaa

syllabify englanniksi

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

2. 1799–1800, P.V. Lenoir, either “French Pronunciation and Reading made Eaſy, or the Logographic-emblematical French Spelling-Book, &c.” (1799, Dulau and Co.) or “The Logographic-emblematical Engliſh Spelling-Book, or a Method of teaching Children to read” (1800, Booſey), quoted in article 35–36 of ''Critic|The British Critic'', volume 19 (1802, January–June), page 97

A method alſo of teaching the learners “to ''ſyllabify'' with the counters” is pointed out.

3. 1926, Watson Fowler|Henry Watson Fowler, ''Dictionary of Modern English Usage|A Dictionary of Modern English Usage'' (1st ed., Oxford at the Clarendon Press), page 590, column 2, “syllabize &c.”

syllabize &c. A verb & a noun are clearly sometimes needed for the notion of dividing words into syllables. The possible pairs seem to be the following (the number after each word means — 1, that it is in fairly common use; 2, that it is on record; 3, that it is not given in OED): —  syllabate 3    syllabation 2 syllabicate 2    syllabication 1 syllabify 2        syllabification 1 syllabize 1     syllabization 3One first-class verb, two first-class nouns, but neither of those nouns belonging to that verb. It is absurd enough, & any of several ways out would do; that indeed is why none of them is taken. The best thing would be to accept the most recognized verb ''syllabize'', give it the now non-existent noun ''syllabization'', & relegate all the rest to the Superfluous words; but there is no authority both willing & able to issue such decrees.