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aberr

/əˈbɝ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
aberr
IPA
/əˈbɝ/
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To go astray; to err.

Intransitive verb; Obsolete

verb

Distort; aberrate.

Transitive verb

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Italic *ap Latin abder. Latin ab- Proto-Indo-European *h₁ers- Proto-Indo-European *h₁ers-eh₂-yé-ti Proto-Italic *erzāō Latin errō Latin aberrōbor. English aberr Borrowed from Latin aberrō, from ab- (“from, away from”) + errō (“wander, stray”).

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /əˈbɝ/
  • British English: /əˈbɜː(ɹ)/

Usage

Inflected Forms

aberrs (present, singular) aberring (participle, present) aberred (participle, past) aberred (past)

Derived Forms

aberational

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce aberr?
The recorded pronunciation is /əˈbɝ/.
What does aberr mean?
To go astray; to err.
Where does aberr come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Italic *ap Latin abder. Latin ab- Proto-Indo-European *h₁ers- Proto-Indo-European *h₁ers-eh₂-yé-ti Proto-Italic *erzāō Latin errō Latin aberrōbor. English aberr Borrowed from Latin aberrō, from ab- (“from, away from”) + errō (“wander, stray”).

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