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glossopharyngeal

/ˌɡlɑs.oʊˌfɛɹ.ənˈd͡ʒi.əl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.45 in modern English

Syllables
glos-sopha-ryn-geal
IPA
/ˌɡlɑs.oʊˌfɛɹ.ənˈd͡ʒi.əl/
26
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pertaining to both the tongue and the pharynx.

noun

Ellipsis of glossopharyngeal nerve.

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek γλῶσσᾰ (glôssă) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English glosso- Latin pharynx Proto-Indo-European *-éyos Proto-Italic *-ejos Proto-Italic *-eos Latin -eus Late Latin pharyngeus Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English pharyngeal English glossopharyngeal From glosso- + pharyngeal.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌɡlɑs.oʊˌfɛɹ.ənˈd͡ʒi.əl/
  • British English: /ˌɡlɒs.ə(ʊ).fəˈɹɪn.d͡ʒi.əl/

Inflected Forms

glossopharyngeals (plural)

Phrases

glossopharyngeal nerve

Rhymes With

laryngeal pharyngeal oropharyngeal nasopharyngeal meningeal velopharyngeal retropharyngeal hypopharyngeal buccopharyngeal laryngopharyngeal oculopharyngeal palatopharyngeal

Questions

How do you pronounce glossopharyngeal?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɡlɑs.oʊˌfɛɹ.ənˈd͡ʒi.əl/.
What does glossopharyngeal mean?
Pertaining to both the tongue and the pharynx.
Where does glossopharyngeal come from?
Etymology tree Ancient Greek γλῶσσᾰ (glôssă) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English glosso- Latin pharynx Proto-Indo-European *-éyos Proto-Italic *-ejos Proto-Italic *-eos Latin -eus Late Latin pharyngeus Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English pharyngeal English glossopharyngeal From glosso- + pharyngeal.

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