Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

antennal

/ænˈtɛnəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.82 in modern English

Syllables: an-ten-nal
IPA: /ænˈtɛnəl/

8

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, pertaining to, or functioning as an antenna.

Etymology

Etymology tree English antenna Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English antennal From antenna + -al.

Inflected Forms

more antennal (comparative) most antennal (superlative)

Derived Forms

antennally circumantennal interantennal postantennal preantennal subantennal

Phrases

antennal gland

Synonyms

antennary

Rhymes With

kennel fennel phenyl crenel treenail

Questions

How do you pronounce antennal?: The recorded pronunciation is /ænˈtɛnəl/.
What does antennal mean?: Of, pertaining to, or functioning as an antenna.
Where does antennal come from?: Etymology tree English antenna Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English antennal From antenna + -al.

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