Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

governmental

/ˌɡʌvɚnˈmɛnt(ə)l/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.85 in modern English

Syllables
gov-ern-men-tal
IPA
/ˌɡʌvɚnˈmɛnt(ə)l/
18
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to a government.

adj

Relating to governing.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek κυβερνάω (kubernáō)bor. Latin gubernāre Old French governer Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -ment Old French governementbor. Middle English governement English government English -al English governmental From government + -al.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌɡʌvɚnˈmɛnt(ə)l/
  • British English: /ˌɡʌv(ə)nˈmɛnt(ə)l/

Inflected Forms

more governmental (comparative) most governmental (superlative)

Derived Forms

antigovernmental countergovernmental extragovernmental governmentalese governmentalism governmentalist governmentality governmentalization governmentalize governmentally intergovernmental intragovernmental

Antonyms

non-governmental

Questions

How do you pronounce governmental?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɡʌvɚnˈmɛnt(ə)l/.
What does governmental mean?
Relating to a government.
Where does governmental come from?
Etymology tree Ancient Greek κυβερνάω (kubernáō)bor. Latin gubernāre Old French governer Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -ment Old French governementbor. Middle English governement English government English -al English governmental From government + -al.

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