Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

metatarsal

/ˌmɛtəˈtɑː(ɹ)səl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.49 in modern English

Syllables: metatarsal
IPA: /ˌmɛtəˈtɑː(ɹ)səl/

12

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of the metatarsus.

noun

Any of the bones of the metatarsus.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *meth₂? Ancient Greek μετᾰ́ (metắ) Ancient Greek μετᾰ- (metă-)lbor. English meta- English tarsal English metatarsal From meta- + tarsal.

Inflected Forms

metatarsals (plural) metatarsalia (plural)

Derived Forms

carpometatarsal cuneometatarsal distalometatarsal distometatarsal intermetatarsal intrametatarsal submetatarsal talometatarsal tarsometatarsal transmetatarsal

Frequently Paired Words

bone

Rhymes With

parcel tarsal tibiotarsal extratarsal midtarsal pretarsal tarsotarsal mesotarsal retrotarsal

Questions

How do you pronounce metatarsal?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌmɛtəˈtɑː(ɹ)səl/.
What does metatarsal mean?: Of the metatarsus.
Where does metatarsal come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *meth₂? Ancient Greek μετᾰ́ (metắ) Ancient Greek μετᾰ- (metă-)lbor. English meta- English tarsal English metatarsal From meta- + tarsal.

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