Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

-phoresis

/fəˈɹiː.sɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: -phore-sis
IPA: /fəˈɹiː.sɪs/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

suffix

transmission or movement of particles

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek φόρησῐς (phórēsĭs, “an act of bearing, wearing”), from φορέω (phoréō, “to bear repeatedly or habitually; to be carried along”) + -σῐς (-sĭs, action noun suffix).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: φόρησῐς

Questions

How do you pronounce -phoresis?: The recorded pronunciation is /fəˈɹiː.sɪs/.
What does -phoresis mean?: transmission or movement of particles
Where does -phoresis come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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