Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

perniosis

/ˌpɝniˈoʊsɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pernio-sis
IPA: /ˌpɝniˈoʊsɪs/

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

pernio (chilblain).

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Any skin abnormality resulting from exposure to cold.

Etymology

Etymology tree English pernio Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek -ωσις (-ōsis)bor. New Latin -ōsislbor. English -osis English perniosis From pernio + -osis.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌpɝniˈoʊsɪs/
British English: /ˌpɜːniˈəʊsɪs/

Usage

Inflected Forms

pernioses (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce perniosis?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌpɝniˈoʊsɪs/.
What does perniosis mean?: pernio (chilblain).
Where does perniosis come from?: Etymology tree English pernio Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek -ωσις (-ōsis)bor. New Latin -ōsislbor. English -osis English perniosis From pernio + -osis.

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