Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fulvetta

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ful-vetta
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of certain birds belonging to the genera Alcippe (Alcippe fulvettas), Fulvetta (typical fulvettas), Schoeniparus (pellorneid fulvettas), and Lioparus (golden-breasted fulvetta)

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Fulvetta, from Latin fulvus (“tawny”) + Latin -etta (feminine diminutive).

Word Breakdown

Prefix: fulvus
Root: Fulvetta
Suffix: -etta

Inflected Forms

fulvettas (plural)

Questions

What does fulvetta mean?: Any of certain birds belonging to the genera Alcippe (Alcippe fulvettas), Fulvetta (typical fulvettas), Schoeniparus (pellorneid fulvettas), and Lioparus (golden-breasted fulvetta)
Where does fulvetta come from?: Borrowed from translingual Fulvetta, from Latin fulvus (“tawny”) + Latin -etta (feminine diminutive).

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