Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

arrondissement

/əˈɹɑn.dɪs.mənt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.50 in modern English

Syllables: ar-rondisse-ment
IPA: /əˈɹɑn.dɪs.mənt/

17

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An administrative division in some French- or Dutch-speaking countries.

noun

A borough, a submunicipal administrative division.

Etymology

Etymology tree French a- French rond Proto-Italic *-jezi ▲ Latin -ereinflu. Latin -īre French -ir French arrondir Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -ment Middle French -ment French -ment French arrondissementbor. English arrondissement Borrowed from French arrondissement.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /əˈɹɑn.dɪs.mənt/
British English: /əˈɹɒn.dɪs.mənt/

Inflected Forms

arrondissements (plural) arr. (abbreviation) arr (abbreviation)

Derived Forms

arr arr.

Questions

How do you pronounce arrondissement?: The recorded pronunciation is /əˈɹɑn.dɪs.mənt/.
What does arrondissement mean?: An administrative division in some French- or Dutch-speaking countries.
Where does arrondissement come from?: Etymology tree French a- French rond Proto-Italic *-jezi ▲ Latin -ereinflu. Latin -īre French -ir French arrondir Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -ment Middle French -ment French -ment French arrondissementbor. English arrondissement Borrowed from French arrondissement.

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