How many syllables in “artistic”?
“artistic” has 3 syllables: art·ist·ic
IPA
/ɑɹ.ˈtɪs.tɪk/
Stress
art-IST-ic (pattern 0-1-0)
Division
art·ist·ic
Pronunciation
| Say it like | IPA | Syllables | Count | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| art-IST-ic | /ɑɹ.ˈtɪs.tɪk/ | aa r · t ih s · t ih k | 3 | CMU dictionary |
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Syllables vs. morphemes
Syllables (3)
art·ist·ic
Morphemes (3)
art + -ist + -ic
The syllable breaks of artistic (art·ist·ic) line up with its morphemes (art + -ist + -ic): every morpheme boundary is also a syllable boundary, so the word divides the same way for a syllable count and for a morphology exercise.
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How many syllables are in "artistic"?
"artistic" has three syllables: art·ist·ic.
How do you divide "artistic" into syllables?
art·ist·ic. The syllable breaks of artistic (art·ist·ic) line up with its morphemes (art + -ist + -ic): every morpheme boundary is also a syllable boundary, so the word divides the same way for a syllable count and for a morphology exercise.
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