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phonologist

/fəˈnɑləd͡ʒɪst/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pho-nol-o-gist
IPA
/fəˈnɑləd͡ʒɪst/
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who specializes in phonology, the functional use of sounds in language.

Etymology

Etymology tree English phonology 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 phonologist From phonology + -ist.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /fəˈnɑləd͡ʒɪst/

Inflected Forms

phonologists (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

phonology phonetician

Rhymes With

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

Questions

How do you pronounce phonologist?
The recorded pronunciation is /fəˈnɑləd͡ʒɪst/.
What does phonologist mean?
A person who specializes in phonology, the functional use of sounds in language.
Where does phonologist come from?
Etymology tree English phonology 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 phonologist From phonology + -ist.

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