Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

split-s

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.62 in modern English

Syllables: split-s
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A grammatical system that splits the class of intransitive subjects, using a morphosyntactic alignment called active–stative alignment, or split intransitive alignment.

noun

Alternative form of split S.

Inflected Forms

split-Ses (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

fluid-S

Questions

What does split-s mean?: A grammatical system that splits the class of intransitive subjects, using a morphosyntactic alignment called active–stative alignment, or split intransitive alignment.

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