Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

accordionist

/əˈkɔɹd.i.ə.nəst/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.81 in modern English

Syllables
ac-cor-dion-ist
IPA
/əˈkɔɹd.i.ə.nəst/
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone who plays the accordion.

Etymology

Etymology tree German Akkord German -ion German Akkordeonbor. English accordion Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English accordionist From accordion + -ist.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /əˈkɔɹd.i.ə.nəst/

Inflected Forms

Synonyms

accordion player accordion-player

Questions

How do you pronounce accordionist?
The recorded pronunciation is /əˈkɔɹd.i.ə.nəst/.
What does accordionist mean?
Someone who plays the accordion.
Where does accordionist come from?
Etymology tree German Akkord German -ion German Akkordeonbor. English accordion Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English accordionist From accordion + -ist.

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