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linguotectal

/ˌlɪŋ.ɡwəˈtɛk.təl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
lin-guo-tec-tal
IPA
/ˌlɪŋ.ɡwəˈtɛk.təl/
15
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

articulated with the tongue contacting or approaching some point of the roof of the mouth.

noun

A consonant articulated with the tongue contacting or approaching some point of the roof of the mouth; a (non-linguolabial) coronal or dorsal consonant.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s Proto-Italic *dn̥ɣwā Latin dingua Latin lingua Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English linguo- Proto-Indo-European *(s)teg-der. Proto-Italic *tegō Latin tegō Latin tēctumbor. English tectum Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English tectal English linguotectal From linguo- + tectal.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌlɪŋ.ɡwəˈtɛk.təl/
  • British English: /ˌlɪŋ.ɡwə(ʊ)ˈtɛk.təl/

Inflected Forms

linguo-tectal (alternative) linguotectals (plural)

Rhymes With

supratectal

Questions

How do you pronounce linguotectal?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌlɪŋ.ɡwəˈtɛk.təl/.
What does linguotectal mean?
articulated with the tongue contacting or approaching some point of the roof of the mouth.
Where does linguotectal come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s Proto-Italic *dn̥ɣwā Latin dingua Latin lingua Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English linguo- Proto-Indo-European *(s)teg-der. Proto-Italic *tegō Latin tegō Latin tēctumbor. English tectum Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English tectal English linguotectal From linguo- + tectal.

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