Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hominid

/ˈhɑ.mə.nɪd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.33 in modern English

Syllables
ho-minid
IPA
/ˈhɑ.mə.nɪd/
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any human, the only members of the family Hominidae as traditionally defined.

Archaic

noun

Any anthropoid of the taxonomic family Hominidae, which includes all the great apes (chimpanzees, gorillas, orangutans) as well as humans.

adj

Of the Hominidae.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰeǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-ōm Proto-Indo-European *dʰéǵʰōm Proto-Indo-European *-ō Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰmṓ Proto-Italic *hemō Latin hemō Latin homōlbor. Translingual Homo Pre-Greekder. Ancient Greek -ῐς (-ĭs) Ancient Greek -ῐ́ς (-ĭ́s) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Proto-Hellenic *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ίδης (-ídēs)bor. Latin -idēsbor. ▲ Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs)influ. Translingual -idae Translingual Hominidaebor. English hominid Borrowed from Translingual Hominidae.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈhɑ.mə.nɪd/

Usage

Inflected Forms

hominids (plural)

Derived Forms

nonhominid prehominid protohominid

Frequently Paired Words

:Category:en:Hominids pongid Pongidae

Synonyms

great ape hominiform hominid hominian

Questions

How do you pronounce hominid?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhɑ.mə.nɪd/.
What does hominid mean?
Any human, the only members of the family Hominidae as traditionally defined.
Where does hominid come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰeǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-ōm Proto-Indo-European *dʰéǵʰōm Proto-Indo-European *-ō Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰmṓ Proto-Italic *hemō Latin hemō Latin homōlbor. Translingual Homo Pre-Greekder. Ancient Greek -ῐς (-ĭs) Ancient Greek -ῐ́ς (-ĭ́s) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Proto-Hellenic *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ίδης (-ídēs)bor. Latin -idēsbor. ▲ Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs)influ. Translingual -idae Translingual Hominidaebor. English hominid Borrowed from Translingual Hominidae.

How to pronounce hominid

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “hominid”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ˈhɑ.mə.nɪd/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
  3. Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “hominid”.
  4. Repeat and practice — Say “hominid” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.