Hyphenation of erstwhile

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

erst-while

Definitions of erstwhile:

1.	Belonging to some prior time Erstwhile friend Our former glory The once capital of the state Her quondam lover
2.	At a previous time At one time he loved her Her erstwhile writing She was a dancer once

Synonyms of erstwhile:

adj	former, once, onetime, quondam, sometime, past
adv	once, formerly, at one time, erst

Last hyphenations of this language

genni macroscopic superciliary deodorize Psychoanalytic imbroglio elspeth tidy-minded opelet dictated monacids infidelities septangularness interpreted physiotherapy unmiasmatic Leukothea epaulet ischiac

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.