Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

os clitoris

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.92 in modern English

Syllables: os- -cli-toris
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of os clitoridis (based on differences in declension of the New Latin word clitoris)

Etymology

From Latin os (“bone”) + clitoris (“of the clitoris”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: os

Inflected Forms

ossa clitoris (plural)

Questions

What does os clitoris mean?: Alternative form of os clitoridis (based on differences in declension of the New Latin word clitoris)
Where does os clitoris come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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