Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pathologist

/pəθˈɑlədʒəst/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.15 in modern English

Syllables
pathol-o-gist
IPA
/pəθˈɑlədʒəst/
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek πάσχω (páskhō)der. Ancient Greek πᾰ́θος (pắthos) Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *lóǵos Proto-Hellenic *lógos Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logialbor. French -logie French pathologiebor. English pathology 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 pathologist From pathology + -ist.

Inflected Forms

Derived Forms

Phrases

Synonyms

Rhymes With

Questions

How do you pronounce pathologist?
The recorded pronunciation is /pəθˈɑlədʒəst/.
What does pathologist mean?
An expert in pathology; a specialist who examines samples of body tissues for diagnostic or forensic purpose.
Where does pathologist come from?
Etymology tree Ancient Greek πάσχω (páskhō)der. Ancient Greek πᾰ́θος (pắthos) Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *lóǵos Proto-Hellenic *lógos Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logialbor. French -logie French pathologiebor. English pathology 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 pathologist From pathology + -ist.

How to pronounce pathologist

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “pathologist”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/pəθˈɑlədʒəst/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
  3. Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “pathologist”.
  4. Repeat and practice — Say “pathologist” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.