Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

altaic

/ælˈteɪ.ɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.81 in modern English

Syllables: al-ta-ic
IPA: /ælˈteɪ.ɪk/

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to a grouping of languages (formerly proposed to be a language family, now generally considered a sprachbund by linguists) that includes the Turkic languages (e.g. Turkish), the Mongolic (e.g. Mongolian) and Tungusic (e.g. Xibe) languages, and less often the Japonic and Koreanic languages.

Etymology

Etymology tree English Altai Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English Altaic From Altai + -ic.

Derived Forms

Altaicist

Phrases

Macro-Altaic Micro-Altaic Proto-Altaic Ural-Altaic

Synonyms

altaic language

Rhymes With

mosaic archaic algebraic photovoltaic nucleic hayek formulaic passaic prosaic ptolemaic deoxyribonucleic ribonucleic

Questions

How do you pronounce altaic?: The recorded pronunciation is /ælˈteɪ.ɪk/.
What does altaic mean?: Of or pertaining to a grouping of languages (formerly proposed to be a language family, now generally considered a sprachbund by linguists) that includes the Turkic languages (e.g. Turkish), the Mongolic (e.g. Mongolian) and Tungusic (e.g. Xibe) languages, and less often the Japonic and Koreanic languages.
Where does altaic come from?: Etymology tree English Altai Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English Altaic From Altai + -ic.

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