Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

peristaltic

/ˌpɛr.əˈstɒl.tɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.84 in modern English

Syllables: per-i-stal-tic
IPA: /ˌpɛr.əˈstɒl.tɪk/

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

of or pertaining to peristalsis

Etymology

Etymology tree English peristalsis Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English peristaltic From peristalsis + -ic.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌpɛr.əˈstɒl.tɪk/
British English: /pɛr.ɪˈstal.tɪk/

Inflected Forms

peristaltick (alternative)

Derived Forms

antiperistaltic hyperperistaltic hypoperistaltic interperistaltic isoperistaltic nonperistaltic normoperistaltic peristaltically retroperistaltic

Questions

How do you pronounce peristaltic?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌpɛr.əˈstɒl.tɪk/.
What does peristaltic mean?: of or pertaining to peristalsis
Where does peristaltic come from?: Etymology tree English peristalsis Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English peristaltic From peristalsis + -ic.

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