Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

algal

/ˈælɡəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.69 in modern English

Syllables: al-gal
IPA: /ˈælɡəl/

6

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pertaining to, or like, algae.

noun

An alga.

Example Sentences

"Wallace [...] came closer to the dense algal stink of the lake."

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin algalbor. English alga Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English algal From alga + -al.

Inflected Forms

algals (plural)

Derived Forms

algally antialgal macroalgal microalgal monoalgal nonalgal picoalgal plurialgal postalgal unialgal

Phrases

algal bloom algal mat

Questions

How do you pronounce algal?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈælɡəl/.
What does algal mean?: Pertaining to, or like, algae.
Where does algal come from?: Etymology tree Latin algalbor. English alga Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English algal From alga + -al.

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