Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

undercurrent

/ˈʌndɚˌkʌɹənt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.67 in modern English

Syllables
un-der-cur-rent
IPA
/ˈʌndɚˌkʌɹənt/
15
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To flow under some surface.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *h₂én Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰi ? Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- Proto-Indo-European *ḱers- Proto-Indo-European *-éti Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥séti Proto-Italic *korzō Latin currere Old French corre Old French curantbor. Middle English curraunt English current English undercurrent From under- + current.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈʌndɚˌkʌɹənt/
  • British English: /ˈʌndəkʌɹ(ə)nt/

Usage

Inflected Forms

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Synonyms

Questions

How do you pronounce undercurrent?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈʌndɚˌkʌɹənt/.
What does undercurrent mean?
A current of water which flows under the surface, and often in a different direction from surface currents.
Where does undercurrent come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *h₂én Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰi ? Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- Proto-Indo-European *ḱers- Proto-Indo-European *-éti Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥séti Proto-Italic *korzō Latin currere Old French corre Old French curantbor. Middle English curraunt English current English undercurrent From under- + current.

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