How do you pronounce somatic?

The recorded pronunciation is /səˈmætɪk/.

somatic

/səˈmætɪk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.93 in modern English

Syllables: so-mat-ic
IPA: /səˈmætɪk/

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Meaning

adj

Part of, or relating to the body of an organism.

adj

Pertaining, and restricted, to an individual; not inheritable.

adj

Of or relating to the wall of the body; somatopleuric; parietal.

Example Sentences

"The somatic and botanical metaphors in this passage were commonplace in the 1700s."
"a somatic epitype"
"the somatic stalk of the yolk sac of an embryo"

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tewh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *twoH-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *twṓmə? Proto-Indo-European *styeH- Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *(s)tyoH-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *styṓmə? Ancient Greek σῶμα (sôma) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τικός (-tikós) Ancient Greek σωματικός (sōmatikós)der. English somatic From Ancient Greek σωματικός (sōmatikós, “bodily”), σῶμα (sôma, “body”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: *tewh₂-, σωματικός

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /səˈmætɪk/

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Biology.

Derived Forms

axosomatic cephalosomatic dendritosomatic dendrosomatic endosomatic exosomatic extrasomatic gonadosomatic hepatosomatic intersomatic intestosomatic intrasomatic

Phrases

extra-somatic somatic cell somatic nervous system somatic sensory cortex somatic symptom disorder

Frequently Paired Words

somatoplasm

Synonyms

bodily corporal corporeal

Rhymes With

exotic patriotic erotic chaotic aquatic robotic antibiotic psychotic idiotic hypnotic neurotic narcotic