Hyphenation of stirrup

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word stirrup? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

stir-rup

Definitions of stirrup:

1.	Support consisting of metal loops into which rider's feet go
2.	The stirrup-shaped ossicle that transmits sound from the incus to the cochlea

Synonyms of stirrup:

noun	stirrup iron, support
noun	stapes, auditory ossicle

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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.