syllabication

/sɪˌlæbɪˈkeɪʃən/

Etymology

First attested in 1631; from the Medieval Latin sillabicātio, syllabicātio, noun of action of the verb syllabicō, from syllaba (“syllable”).

noun

The act of syllabifying; syllabification.“I sweare unto thee by the crisse-crosse row, by the whole Alphabet, and Sillabication of the letters.”