Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cirrate

/ˈsɪɹeɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cir-rate
IPA: /ˈsɪɹeɪt/

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, pertaining to, or fringed with cirri.

noun

An octopus of the suborder Cirrina.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cirrātus (“having ringlets”), from cirrus (“a curl”), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (noun-forming suffix). By surface analysis, cirr- + -ate.

Inflected Forms

more cirrate (comparative) most cirrate (superlative) cirrates (plural)

Derived Forms

incirrate

Questions

How do you pronounce cirrate?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɪɹeɪt/.
What does cirrate mean?: Of, pertaining to, or fringed with cirri.
Where does cirrate come from?: Borrowed from Latin cirrātus (“having ringlets”), from cirrus (“a curl”), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (noun-forming suffix). By surface analysis, cirr- + -ate.

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