Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tonemic

/təʊˈnɛmɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tone-mic
IPA
/təʊˈnɛmɪk/
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

of, or relating to tonemes or a language that uses tonemes

Etymology

Etymology tree English tone English -eme English toneme Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English tonemic From toneme + -ic.

Derived Forms

morphotonemic

Rhymes With

academic non-academic epidemic systemic pandemic endemic near-endemic polemic epistemic anthemic totemic racemic

Questions

How do you pronounce tonemic?
The recorded pronunciation is /təʊˈnɛmɪk/.
What does tonemic mean?
of, or relating to tonemes or a language that uses tonemes
Where does tonemic come from?
Etymology tree English tone English -eme English toneme Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English tonemic From toneme + -ic.

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