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oculo-

/ɑk.jəl.oʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ocu-lo-
IPA
/ɑk.jəl.oʊ/
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
3
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

Of or pertaining to the eye.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ-der. Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin oculus Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English oculo- From Latin oculus (“eye”) + English -o-.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ɑk.jəl.oʊ/
  • British English: /ɒk.jʊl.əʊ/

Inflected Forms

ocul- (alternative)

Synonyms

ophthalmo-

Questions

How do you pronounce oculo-?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɑk.jəl.oʊ/.
What does oculo- mean?
Of or pertaining to the eye.
Where does oculo- come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ-der. Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin oculus Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English oculo- From Latin oculus (“eye”) + English -o-.

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