Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scenarii

/sɛˈnɑːɹiː/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sce-narii
IPA: /sɛˈnɑːɹiː/

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of scenario

Etymology

From scenario, the terminal o having been replaced with an i to form its plural, by the Italian -o → -i pattern for forming plurals, by analogy with concerti and virtuosi. However, the modern plural of the Italian word scenario is scenari.

Questions

How do you pronounce scenarii?: The recorded pronunciation is /sɛˈnɑːɹiː/.
What does scenarii mean?: plural of scenario
Where does scenarii come from?: From scenario, the terminal o having been replaced with an i to form its plural, by the Italian -o → -i pattern for forming plurals, by analogy with concerti and virtuosi. However, the modern plural of the Italian word scenario is scenari.

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