Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

anarthrous

/æˈnɑɹθɹəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: an-arth-rous
IPA: /æˈnɑɹθɹəs/

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not having an article (especially of Greek nouns).

adj

Not having a determiner.

adj

Not having joints.

adj

Not having legs, wings, or other limbs.

Example Sentences

"We have concluded that Paul does not distinguish between the arthrous and anarthrous use of nomos."
"Proper names are usually anarthrous (since they need no article to be definite), except in cases of anaphora"
"Nouns indicating status often appear in anarthrous noun phrases, ie, as bare nouns."
"Meigret (1888), treats French P-D contractions as simple prepositions governing anarthrous objects. Associating determiners with NP, Abeillé et al. consider the determinerless objects to be instances of N'."

Etymology

From an- + arthrous, from Ancient Greek ἄρθρον (árthron, “joint; grammatical article”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Prefix: an
Root: ἄρθρον

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /æˈnɑɹθɹəs/
British English: /æˈnɑːθɹəs/

Derived Forms

anarthrously anarthrousness

Phrases

bare noun

Frequently Paired Words

anarthria anarthric bare noun

Questions

How do you pronounce anarthrous?: The recorded pronunciation is /æˈnɑɹθɹəs/.
What does anarthrous mean?: Not having an article (especially of Greek nouns).
Where does anarthrous come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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