About "mortgage"
How to Split "mortgage" into Syllables
The word mortgage is divided into 2 syllables: mortga·ge. Understanding this syllable division is essential for correct pronunciation and spelling.
📝 Syllable Breakdown
- mortga — 1st syllable
- ge — 2nd syllable
🔊 Pronunciation Guide
The phonetic transcription of mortgage:
- IPA: /ˈmɔː.ɡɪd͡ʒ/
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📖 Definitions
- mortgage (countable and uncountable, plural mortgages)
- → Mongolian: моргейж (morgejž)
📚 Word Origin & History
From Middle English morgage and Middle French mortgage, from Anglo-Norman morgage, from Old French mort gage (“dead pledge”), after a translation of judicial Medieval Latin mortuum wadium, with wadium from Frankish *wadi (“wager, pledge”). Compare gage and also wage. So called because rents and profits from the land were owed to the lender for as long as the gage existed (comparable to interest on a loan today), as opposed to the living gage, in which rents and profits automatically redu...
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📊 Similar Words Comparison
Compare mortgage with related words to understand syllable patterns:
| Word | Syllables | Division |
|---|---|---|
| mortgage | 2 | mortga·ge |
| mortice | 3 | mor-ti-ce |
| Murdoch | 2 | mur-doch |
| mortise | 3 | mor-ti-se |
| Maritza | 3 | ma-rit-za |
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