Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

endolymph

/ˈɛn.dəˌlɪmf/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.25 in modern English

Syllables: en-dolymph
IPA: /ˈɛn.dəˌlɪmf/

20

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The watery fluid inside the membranous labyrinth of the inner ear.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥dóm Proto-Hellenic *éndon Ancient Greek ἔνδον (éndon)der. English endo- English lymph English endolymph From endo- + lymph.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈɛn.dəˌlɪmf/
British English: /ˈɛn.də(ʊ).lɪmf/

Usage

Inflected Forms

endolymphs (plural)

Derived Forms

endolymphatic endolymphic

Synonyms

Scarpa's fluid

Questions

How do you pronounce endolymph?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɛn.dəˌlɪmf/.
What does endolymph mean?: The watery fluid inside the membranous labyrinth of the inner ear.
Where does endolymph come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥dóm Proto-Hellenic *éndon Ancient Greek ἔνδον (éndon)der. English endo- English lymph English endolymph From endo- + lymph.

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