Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

adactylous

/eɪˈdæk.tɪl.əs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: adacty-lous
IPA: /eɪˈdæk.tɪl.əs/

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Without fingers or without toes.

adj

Without claws on the feet (of crustaceous animals).

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)der. English a- English dactyl Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English adactylous From a- + dactyl + -ous.

Questions

How do you pronounce adactylous?: The recorded pronunciation is /eɪˈdæk.tɪl.əs/.
What does adactylous mean?: Without fingers or without toes.
Where does adactylous come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)der. English a- English dactyl Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English adactylous From a- + dactyl + -ous.

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