marsupial

How to Split "marsupial" into Syllables

The word marsupial is divided into 4 syllables: mar·su·pi·al. Understanding this syllable division is essential for correct pronunciation and spelling.

📝 Syllable Breakdown

• mar — 1st syllable
• su — 2nd syllable
• pi — 3rd syllable
• al — 4th syllable

🔊 Pronunciation Guide

The phonetic transcription of marsupial:

• IPA: /mɑːˈsuː.pi.əl/

📖 Definitions

1. Any member of the mammalian infraclass Marsupialia, including those where the female has a pouch in which it rears its young through early infancy, such as kangaroos, koalas, wombats and opossums, as well as the pouchless shrew opossums.
2. marsupial (comparative more marsupial, superlative most marsupial)

📚 Word Origin & History

From Latin marsupium, marsuppium (“pouch, purse”), from Ancient Greek μαρσύπιον (marsúpion) or μαρσύππιον (marsúppion), variants of μαρσίππιον (marsíppion), diminutive of μάρσιππος (mársippos, “bag, pouch”); with English -al. Borrowed from French marsupial. Borrowed from New Latin marsūpiālis, from Latin marsūpium "pouch", from Ancient Greek μαρσίππιον (marsíppion). More at marsupio.

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