Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ashlike

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ash-like
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling or characteristic of ash.

Example Sentences

"John Wathen, an environmental advocate, flew over the site Friday and said that Widows Creek was inundated with an ashlike substance and that a "mix line" was visible where it met the clearer water of the river."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs-der.? Proto-Germanic *askǭ Proto-West Germanic *askā Old English æsce Middle English asshe English ash Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English ashlike From ash + -like.

Inflected Forms

more ashlike (comparative) most ashlike (superlative)

Questions

What does ashlike mean?: Resembling or characteristic of ash.
Where does ashlike come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs-der.? Proto-Germanic *askǭ Proto-West Germanic *askā Old English æsce Middle English asshe English ash Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English ashlike From ash + -like.

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