Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fœtid

/ˈfɛtɪd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fœtid
IPA: /ˈfɛtɪd/

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Nonstandard spelling of fetid.

Etymology

From Latin misspelling ‘foetidus’, corruption of fetidus (“offensive odor”), originally fetere (“to stink”).

Inflected Forms

more fœtid (comparative) most fœtid (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce fœtid?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfɛtɪd/.
What does fœtid mean?: Nonstandard spelling of fetid.
Where does fœtid come from?: From Latin misspelling ‘foetidus’, corruption of fetidus (“offensive odor”), originally fetere (“to stink”).

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