If by syllabify you mean how many syllables does it have I'm going to say 3.
(Per-sis-tence)
i-tem
in-tel-li-gent
To form or divide into syllables; to syllabify.
u-ni-ver-si-ties
Persistence is the quality of persisting, of lasting a long time. The Energizer Bunny is characterized by its persistence.
She has a persistence vision
britney spears does not have persistence
His persistence allowed him to succeed. It was dogged persistence that allowed him to continue to play with his injury.
The Persistence of Memory was created in 1931.
The Persistence of Vision was created in 1978.
the stressed syllable is sis in persistence
The adjective form of the verb to persist is persistent.The noun form is persistence (continued presence, or perseverance).