abominable

How to Split "abominable" into Syllables

The word abominable is divided into 4 syllables: a·bo·min·able. Understanding this syllable division is essential for correct pronunciation and spelling.

📝 Syllable Breakdown

• a — 1st syllable
• bo — 2nd syllable
• min — 3rd syllable
• able — 4th syllable

🔊 Pronunciation Guide

The phonetic transcription of abominable:

• IPA: /əˈbɑm.ə.nə.bl̩/

📖 Definitions

1. abominable (comparative more abominable, superlative most abominable)
2. Worthy of, or causing, abhorrence, as a thing of evil omen; odious in the utmost degree; very hateful; detestable; loathsome; execrable. [first attested around 1150 to 1350]

📚 Word Origin & History

From Middle English abhomynable, from Old French abominable, from Late Latin abōminābilis (“deserving abhorrence”), from abōminor (“abhor, deprecate as an ill omen”), from ab (“from, away from”) + ōminor (“forebode, predict, presage”), from ōmen (“sign, token, omen”). Formerly erroneously folk-etymologized as deriving from Latin ab- + homo, literally "away from humankind," and therefore spelled abhominable, abhominal (Hence, Shakespeare puns on this when Hamlet speaks of...

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