Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

archery

/ˈɑɹt͡ʃəɹiː/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.25 in modern English

Syllables
arch-er-y
IPA
/ˈɑɹt͡ʃəɹiː/
15
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The practice or sport of shooting arrows with a bow.

Uncountable

noun

A group of archers.

Countable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂erkʷ- Proto-Indo-European *h₂erkʷos Proto-Italic *arkuos Latin arcus Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -ārius Latin arcuārius Vulgar Latin *arcārius Old French archier Old French archeriebor. Middle English archerie English archery From Middle English archerie, from Old French archerie, from archier (“archer”). Equivalent to archer + -ery.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

archeries (plural)

Derived Forms

dartchery

Phrases

archery ground archery tag field archery flight archery para-archery

Frequently Paired Words

archer bowman bowmanship toxophilite

Questions

How do you pronounce archery?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɑɹt͡ʃəɹiː/.
What does archery mean?
The practice or sport of shooting arrows with a bow.
Where does archery come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce archery

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