§7. Syllables

Every Latin word has as many syllables as it has vowels or diphthongs:—

a-ci-ē, mo-nē, fī-li-us, fe-rō-ci-tā-te.

a. In the division of words into syllables a single consonant (including consonant i and ) between two vowels is written and pronounced with the following vowel. Doubled consonants are separated:—

pa-ter, mī-li-tēs, in-iū-ri-a, dī-vi-dō; mit-tō, tol-lō.

b. In compounds the parts are separated:—

ab-est, ob-lātus, dis-cernō, du-plex, dī-stō.