Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

headwound

/ˈhɛdˌwund/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: head-wound
IPA: /ˈhɛdˌwund/

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A wound or injury to the head.

Example Sentences

"Miladi's injury was pronounced to be the most severe in this respect; but Milor, in addition to his headwound, had broken bones and a snapped rib, which was thought to be pressing on his lungs."
"The illustration accompanies a section of text setting out directions for estimating the size of a headwound."

Etymology

From Middle English hæfved-wunde, from Old English hēafodwund (“a wound in the head”), from Proto-Germanic *haubudawundō, *haubidawundō (“injury to the head, headwound”), equivalent to head + wound. Cognate with Old Frisian hāvedwunde (“headwound”), Dutch hoofdwond (“injury to the head”), Old Saxon hōvidwunda (“headwound”), German Hauptwunde (“headwound”), Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌿𐌱𐌹𐌸𐍅𐌿𐌽𐌳𐍃 (haubiþwunds, “wounded in the head”).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: hæfved-wunde, hēafodwund, *haubudawundō

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈhɛdˌwund/

Inflected Forms

headwounds (plural) head wound (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce headwound?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhɛdˌwund/.
What does headwound mean?: A wound or injury to the head.
Where does headwound come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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