motorbike
/ˈmoʊtɚˌbaɪk/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.19 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Driving fuel-efficient vehicles and using motorbikes when possible to replace or supplement vehicles are two of the ways Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks employees are attempting to become less fuelish and to lower transportation costs."
- "Jumping on the Metro and then a local train, we headed out to National Central University at Jhongli, where I had been invited to take a look at a motorbike powered by compressed air."
- "We motorbiked all over the US that summer."
- "Bart Groothuijze, who runs the Castodian foundation promoting safer motorbiking, blames a misplaced sense of freedom and vanity."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *m(y)owh₁éyeti Proto-Italic *moweō Latin moveō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin mōtorder. Middle English motour English motor Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *dwís Proto-Italic *dwis Old Latin duis Latin bisder. French bi- Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-redup. Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos Proto-Hellenic *kʷókʷlos Proto-Hellenic *kúklos Ancient Greek κῠ́κλος (kŭ́klos)der. Late Latin cyclusder. Middle French French cycle French bicyclebor. English bicycleclip. English bike English motorbike From motor + bike.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈmoʊtɚˌbaɪk/
- British English: /ˈməʊtə(ɹ)ˌbaɪk/