About "mattock"
How to Split "mattock" into Syllables
The word mattock is divided into 2 syllables: mat·tock. Understanding this syllable division is essential for correct pronunciation and spelling.
📝 Syllable Breakdown
- mat — 1st syllable
- tock — 2nd syllable
🔊 Pronunciation Guide
The phonetic transcription of mattock:
- IPA: /ˈmætək/
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📖 Definitions
- An agricultural tool whose blades are at right angles to the body, similar to a pickaxe.
- mattock (third-person singular simple present mattocks, present participle mattocking, simple past and past participle mattocked)
📚 Word Origin & History
From Middle English mattok (“mattock, pickaxe”), from Old English mattuc, meottoc, mettoc (“mattock, fork, trident”), from Proto-West Germanic *mattjuk (“mattock, ploughshare”), from Proto-Indo-European *met- (“to cut, reap”). Related to Old High German medela (“plough”), Middle High German metze, metz (“knife”), Latin mateola (“implement for digging in the soil”), Polish motyka (“hoe, mattock”), Russian моты́га (motýga, “hoe, mattock”), Lithuanian mat...
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📊 Similar Words Comparison
Compare mattock with related words to understand syllable patterns:
| Word | Syllables | Division |
|---|---|---|
| mattock | 2 | mat·tock |
| Medici | 3 | me-di-ci |
| mouthwash | 1 | mouthwash |
| Montesquieu | 3 | mon-tes-quieu |
| meths | 1 | meths |
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