ahorse
/əˈhɔɹs/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "He managed to escape ahorse."
- "1817, Maria Edgworth, Ormond, Chapter 4, in Harrington, and Ormond, Tales, London: R. Hunter, Volume 2, p. 85, “By all that’s princely,” cried he, “then, that young Harry Ormond was intended for a prince, he sits a horse so like myself; and that horse requires a master hand to manage him.”"
- "the right to proceed in peace, by whatever means he and his people saw fit, afoot or ahorse"
- "Two Romans ahorse were circling about four dismounted Cimbri, who stood back to back and glared."
Etymology
Etymology tree English a- Proto-Indo-European *ḱers- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥sós? Proto-Indo-European *h₁wers-? Proto-Indo-European *wers- Proto-Indo-European *-ḗn Proto-Indo-European *wérsēn Proto-Indo-Iranian *(w)ŕ̥šā Proto-Iranian *(w)ŕ̥šāder.? Proto-Germanic *hrussą Proto-West Germanic *hross Old English hors Middle English hors English horse English ahorse From a- + horse.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /əˈhɔɹs/
- British English: /əˈhɔːs/