Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

syndical

/ˈsɪndɪkəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.34 in modern English

Syllables
syn-di-cal
IPA
/ˈsɪndɪkəl/
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to a syndicate

adj

Of or pertaining to syndicalism

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱómder.? Proto-Indo-European *sem-der.? Proto-Hellenic *ksún Ancient Greek σύν (sún) Ancient Greek σῠν- (sŭn-) Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ-der. Ancient Greek δῐ́κη (dĭ́kē) Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek σῠ́νδῐκος (sŭ́ndĭkos)bor. Late Latin syndicuslbor. French syndic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -al Middle French -al French -al French syndicalbor. English syndical Borrowed from French syndical.

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˈsɪndɪkəl/

Inflected Forms

more syndical (comparative) most syndical (superlative)

Derived Forms

Rhymes With

Questions

How do you pronounce syndical?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɪndɪkəl/.
What does syndical mean?
Of or pertaining to a syndicate
Where does syndical come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱómder.? Proto-Indo-European *sem-der.? Proto-Hellenic *ksún Ancient Greek σύν (sún) Ancient Greek σῠν- (sŭn-) Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ-der. Ancient Greek δῐ́κη (dĭ́kē) Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek σῠ́νδῐκος (sŭ́ndĭkos)bor. Late Latin syndicuslbor. French syndic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -al Middle French -al French -al French syndicalbor. English syndical Borrowed from French syndical.

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