About "sip"
How to Split "sip" into Syllables
The word sip is divided into 1 syllables: sip. Understanding this syllable division is essential for correct pronunciation and spelling.
📝 Syllable Breakdown
- sip — 1st syllable
🔊 Pronunciation Guide
The phonetic transcription of sip:
- IPA: /sɪp/
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📖 Definitions
- An event at which people drink alcohol in small, usually sub-intoxicating amounts.
- sip (third-person singular simple present sips, present participle sipping, simple past and past participle sipped)
📚 Word Origin & History
Inherited from Middle English sippen, of uncertain origin. Compare with Low German sippen (“to sip”). Possibly from a variant of Middle English suppen (“to drink, sip”) (see sup) or perhaps from Old English sipian, sypian (“to take in moisture, soak, macerate”), from Proto-Germanic *sipōną (“to drip, trickle”), from Proto-Indo-European *seyb- (“to pour out, trickle, leak out”). Compare also Old High German supfen (“to drink, sip”), from Proto-Germanic *sūpaną (“to s...
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📊 Similar Words Comparison
Compare sip with related words to understand syllable patterns:
| Word | Syllables | Division |
|---|---|---|
| sip | 1 | sip |
| squab | 1 | squab |
| sheaf | 1 | sheaf |
| Sofia | 2 | so-fia |
| scoff | 1 | scoff |
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