Hyphenation of progenitor

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word progenitor? This word can be hyphenated and contains 4 syllables as shown below.

prog-en-i-tor

Definitions of progenitor:

1.	An ancestor in the direct line

Synonyms of progenitor:

noun	primogenitor, ancestor, ascendant, ascendent, antecedent, root

Last hyphenations of this language

overdemandiness Lyons disconcerting splinterproof expression nondigestion monist impale monatomically planche miscasualty displeasing megalopidae half-pint incaution bribery mcgill evasiveness lordlet

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.