Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

forested

/fˈɔɹəstəd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.03 in modern English

Syllables: forest-ed
IPA: /fˈɔɹəstəd/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Covered in forest.

verb

simple past and past participle of forest

Example Sentences

"Tasikoki has some 70 crested black macaques housed together in large, forested enclosures to let them establish hierarchies."

Etymology

Etymology tree English forest Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English forested From forest + -ed.

Inflected Forms

more forested (comparative) most forested (superlative)

Derived Forms

nonforested overforested underforested

Questions

How do you pronounce forested?: The recorded pronunciation is /fˈɔɹəstəd/.
What does forested mean?: Covered in forest.
Where does forested come from?: Etymology tree English forest Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English forested From forest + -ed.

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