Hyphenation of paternal

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word paternal ? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

pa-ter-nal

Definitions of paternal :

1.	Belonging to or inherited from one's father Spent his childhood on the paternal farm Paternal traits
2.	Characteristic of a father
3.	Relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent Parental guidance
4.	Related on the father's side A paternal aunt

Synonyms of paternal :

adj	parent
adj	paternal, fatherly, fatherlike, paternalistic, patriarchal
adj	parental, maternal
adj	agnate, agnatic, related

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.