Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sittella

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sit-tel-la
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small passerine bird of the genus Daphoenositta, found in Australasia.

Etymology

From New Latin (genus name), diminutive of Latin sitta (“nuthatch”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: -, sitta

Inflected Forms

sittellas (plural)

Questions

What does sittella mean?: A small passerine bird of the genus Daphoenositta, found in Australasia.
Where does sittella come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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