Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

menstrate

/ˌmɛnˈstɹeɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: men-strate
IPA: /ˌmɛnˈstɹeɪt/

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Alternative form of menstruate.

Etymology

Representing a disyllabic pronunciation of menstruate. Compare menstral, representing a disyllabic pronunciation of menstrual, and menstration, representing a trisyllabic pronunciation of menstruation.

Inflected Forms

menstrates (present, singular) menstrating (participle, present) menstrated (participle, past) menstrated (past)

Questions

How do you pronounce menstrate?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌmɛnˈstɹeɪt/.
What does menstrate mean?: Alternative form of menstruate.
Where does menstrate come from?: Representing a disyllabic pronunciation of menstruate. Compare menstral, representing a disyllabic pronunciation of menstrual, and menstration, representing a trisyllabic pronunciation of menstruation.

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