Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

manganiferous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: man-gan-i-f-er-ous
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

6

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Containing manganese

Example Sentences

"a manganiferous ore"

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek Μᾰγνησῐ́ᾱ (Măgnēsĭ́ā)der. Latin Magnēsia Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin magnēsius Medieval Latin magnēsiader. Italian manganeseder. French manganèsebor. English manganese English -i- English -ferous English manganiferous From manganese + -i- + -ferous.

Inflected Forms

more manganiferous (comparative) most manganiferous (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

cupriferous ferruginous

Rhymes With

carboniferous fossiliferous cruciferous seminiferous odoriferous splendiferous luminiferous metalliferous floriferous auriferous stoloniferous calciferous

Questions

What does manganiferous mean?: Containing manganese
Where does manganiferous come from?: Etymology tree Ancient Greek Μᾰγνησῐ́ᾱ (Măgnēsĭ́ā)der. Latin Magnēsia Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin magnēsius Medieval Latin magnēsiader. Italian manganeseder. French manganèsebor. English manganese English -i- English -ferous English manganiferous From manganese + -i- + -ferous.

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