Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

myosotis

/mʌɪəˈsəʊtɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.37 in modern English

Syllables: myoso-tis
IPA: /mʌɪəˈsəʊtɪs/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any plant of the genus Myosotis, the forget-me-nots.

Example Sentences

"Cut all the myosotis there is."
"How would he, then, describe Tilly's manner and appearance at breakfast ? Peregrine shrugged and said it was much as usual; she was gay and very pretty in her dirndl skirt and blue and yellow silk apron embroidered with myosotis."

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin myosōtis, from Koine Ancient Greek μυοσωτίς (muosōtís, literally “ears of a mouse”), from genitive of μῦς (mûs, “mouse”) and nominative plural of οὖς (oûs, “ear”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: μυοσωτίς

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /mʌɪəˈsəʊtɪs/

Inflected Forms

myosotises (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

myosote

Questions

How do you pronounce myosotis?: The recorded pronunciation is /mʌɪəˈsəʊtɪs/.
What does myosotis mean?: Any plant of the genus Myosotis, the forget-me-nots.
Where does myosotis come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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