Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

selbri

/sɛlbɹiː/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sel-bri
IPA: /sɛlbɹiː/

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A word acting like a predicate, which is immediately preceded by one sumti (“argument”), x_1, and usually followed by one or more sumti (“arguments”): x_2, x_3... up to no further than x_5. It is analogous to a verb in natural languages (non-constructed languages).

Example Sentences

"A selbri together with its associated sumti (if any) forms a bridi (“sentence/predication”). A selbri without any sumti is called an observative bridi (“sentence/predication”)."

Etymology

From Lojban.

Questions

How do you pronounce selbri?: The recorded pronunciation is /sɛlbɹiː/.
What does selbri mean?: A word acting like a predicate, which is immediately preceded by one sumti (“argument”), x_1, and usually followed by one or more sumti (“arguments”): x_2, x_3... up to no further than x_5. It is analogous to a verb in natural languages (non-constructed languages).
Where does selbri come from?: From Lojban.

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