Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ascitic

/əˈsɪtɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.08 in modern English

Syllables: as-citic
IPA: /əˈsɪtɪk/

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, pertaining to, or suffering from ascites

Etymology

Etymology tree English ascites Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English ascitic From ascites + -ic.

Inflected Forms

more ascitic (comparative) most ascitic (superlative)

Phrases

ascitic tap

Questions

How do you pronounce ascitic?: The recorded pronunciation is /əˈsɪtɪk/.
What does ascitic mean?: Of, pertaining to, or suffering from ascites
Where does ascitic come from?: Etymology tree English ascites Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English ascitic From ascites + -ic.

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