syllabificating
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
First attested in 1968; formed as syllabificat(ion) + -ing; compare the later syllabificate.
Adjective edit
syllabificating (not comparable)
- (nonstandard, rare) That denotes syllabic breaks.
- 1968, Proceedings of the 6th International Congress on Acoustics (Elsevier Pub. Co.), volumes 1–3, page B-156
- A record on one card consists of letter expression as an entry, phonemic expression (with stress mark and syllabificating mark if the word is polysyllabic), and possible functions of the word.
- 1968, Proceedings of the 6th International Congress on Acoustics (Elsevier Pub. Co.), volumes 1–3, page B-156
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
syllabificating
- present participle and gerund of syllabificate