Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

subdominant

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.75 in modern English

Syllables: sub-dom-i-nant
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The fourth tone of a scale.

noun

The triad built on the subdominant tone.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- Middle French dominantbor. English dominant English subdominant From sub- + dominant.

Inflected Forms

subdominants (plural)

Derived Forms

immunosubdominant

Frequently Paired Words

subdominance

Questions

What does subdominant mean?: The fourth tone of a scale.
Where does subdominant come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- Middle French dominantbor. English dominant English subdominant From sub- + dominant.

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