Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ornithologist

/ˌɔɹnɪˈθɑləd͡ʒɪst/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.26 in modern English

Syllables: or-nithol-o-gist
IPA: /ˌɔɹnɪˈθɑləd͡ʒɪst/

17

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who studies or practices ornithology.

Example Sentences

"Mr. Worple in his spare time was what is known as an ornithologist. He had written a book called American Birds, and was writing another, to be called More American Birds."
"Many of these classic methods are still used, with some modern improvements. For example, with the aid of special microphones and automated sound detection software, ornithologists recently reported […] that pine siskins (Spinus pinus) undergo an irregular, nomadic type of nocturnal migration."

Etymology

Etymology tree English ornithology Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English ornithologist From ornithology + -ist.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌɔɹnɪˈθɑləd͡ʒɪst/
British English: /ˌɔːnɪˈθɒləd͡ʒɪst/

Inflected Forms

ornithologists (plural)

Derived Forms

ethnoornithologist

Synonyms

ornithologer bird watcher

Rhymes With

psychologist anthropologist pathologist neurologist cardiologist technologist entomologist deep ecologist virologist climatologist sexologist seismologist

Questions

How do you pronounce ornithologist?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɔɹnɪˈθɑləd͡ʒɪst/.
What does ornithologist mean?: A person who studies or practices ornithology.
Where does ornithologist come from?: Etymology tree English ornithology Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English ornithologist From ornithology + -ist.

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