Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ovulatory

/ɒvjʊˈleɪtəɹi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.73 in modern English

Syllables: ovu-la-to-ry
IPA: /ɒvjʊˈleɪtəɹi/

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

pertaining to ovulation; ovulating

Etymology

Etymology tree English ovul(e) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English ovulate Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -tōriusder. Middle English -orie English -ory English ovulatory From ovulate + -ory.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ɒvjʊˈleɪtəɹi/

Derived Forms

anovulatory diovulatory monoovulatory monovulatory nonovulatory periovulatory polyovulatory postovulatory preovulatory superovulatory

Phrases

ovulatory period ovulatory shift hypothesis

Questions

How do you pronounce ovulatory?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɒvjʊˈleɪtəɹi/.
What does ovulatory mean?: pertaining to ovulation; ovulating
Where does ovulatory come from?: Etymology tree English ovul(e) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English ovulate Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -tōriusder. Middle English -orie English -ory English ovulatory From ovulate + -ory.

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