Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

primatal

/pɹʌɪˈmeɪt(ə)l/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pri-matal
IPA: /pɹʌɪˈmeɪt(ə)l/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pertaining to primates.

noun

Example Sentences

"‘She was twelve,’ Van added, ‘and I was a male primatal of fourteen and a half, and we just did not care.’"

Etymology

From primate + -al. Compare primatial.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: primate

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /pɹʌɪˈmeɪt(ə)l/

Inflected Forms

more primatal (comparative) most primatal (superlative) primatals (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce primatal?: The recorded pronunciation is /pɹʌɪˈmeɪt(ə)l/.
What does primatal mean?: Pertaining to primates.
Where does primatal come from?: From primate + -al. Compare primatial.

How to pronounce primatal

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