Words with Root “logy” in English (US)

The word 'criminologically' is divided into seven syllables: crim-in-o-log-i-cal-ly. The primary stress is on the 'log' syllable. It's formed from the prefix 'crimino-', the root 'logy', and the suffix '-ically'. Syllabification follows the Maximal Onset Principle.

The word 'ornithologically' is divided into seven syllables: or-ni-tho-log-i-cal-ly. The primary stress falls on the fourth syllable. It's an adverb formed from the Greek root 'ornitho-' (bird) and 'logy' (study) with the English suffix '-ically'. Syllabification follows standard vowel-consonant and consonant-vowel division rules, along with suffix separation.