Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spinate

/ˈspaɪneɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: spinate
IPA: /ˈspaɪneɪt/

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Bearing a spine; spiniform.

adj

Covered in spine-like processes.

Etymology

Etymology tree English spine Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English spinate From spine + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

Inflected Forms

more spinate (comparative) most spinate (superlative)

Derived Forms

infraspinate supraspinate

Questions

How do you pronounce spinate?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈspaɪneɪt/.
What does spinate mean?: Bearing a spine; spiniform.
Where does spinate come from?: Etymology tree English spine Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English spinate From spine + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

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