Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cumacean

/kjuˈmeɪ.ʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cumacean
IPA: /kjuˈmeɪ.ʃən/

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any small marine crustacean of the order Cumacea, closely related to tanaidaceans.

adj

Relating to, characteristic of, or belonging to the Cumacea.

Example Sentences

"From the second sampling campaign, two cumacean species collected at Isla D and polychaetes (suborder Terebellida, family Ampharetidae) were added to the dataset."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *ḱuh₁éyeti Ancient Greek κῠ́ω (kŭ́ō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *-mə Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek κῦμᾰ (kûmă)bor. Translingual Cuma Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ks Proto-Italic *-āks Latin -āx Proto-Indo-European *-éyos Proto-Italic *-ejos Proto-Italic *-eos Latin -eus Latin -āceader. Translingual -acea taxonomic name Cumacea Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English cumacean From taxonomic name Cumacea + -an, from the genus Cuma. Further from Ancient Greek κῦμᾰ (kûmă, “wave; fetus, embryo”), Proto-Hellenic *kūmə and Proto-Indo-European *ḱewh₁- (“to swell”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Prefix: mul-tax:Cumacea
Root: κῦμᾰ, *kūmə, *ḱewh₁-
Suffix: -an

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /kjuˈmeɪ.ʃən/

Inflected Forms

cumaceans (plural) more cumacean (comparative) most cumacean (superlative)

Phrases

comma shrimp

Frequently Paired Words

comma shrimp

Synonyms

hooded shrimp comma shrimp

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce cumacean?: The recorded pronunciation is /kjuˈmeɪ.ʃən/.
What does cumacean mean?: Any small marine crustacean of the order Cumacea, closely related to tanaidaceans.
Where does cumacean come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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