Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

aeronautical

/ˌeɹoʊˈnɔtɪkəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.09 in modern English

Syllables
aero-nau-ti-cal
IPA
/ˌeɹoʊˈnɔtɪkəl/
14
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to the scientific study of flight

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- Proto-Indo-European *-r Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewsér Proto-Hellenic *auhḗr Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr) Ancient Greek ἀέρος (aéros)der. English aero- Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *néh₂us Ancient Greek ναῦς (naûs) Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs) Ancient Greek ναύτης (naútēs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek ναυτικός (nautikós)bor. Classical Latin nauticusbor. Middle French nautique ▲ Classical Latin nauticus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English nautical English aeronautical From aero- + nautical.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌeɹoʊˈnɔtɪkəl/

Inflected Forms

more aeronautical (comparative) most aeronautical (superlative)

Derived Forms

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Questions

How do you pronounce aeronautical?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌeɹoʊˈnɔtɪkəl/.
What does aeronautical mean?
Of or pertaining to the scientific study of flight
Where does aeronautical come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- Proto-Indo-European *-r Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewsér Proto-Hellenic *auhḗr Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr) Ancient Greek ἀέρος (aéros)der. English aero- Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *néh₂us Ancient Greek ναῦς (naûs) Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs) Ancient Greek ναύτης (naútēs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek ναυτικός (nautikós)bor. Classical Latin nauticusbor. Middle French nautique ▲ Classical Latin nauticus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English nautical English aeronautical From aero- + nautical.

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