Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bacteriosis

/bækˌtɪəɹ.ɪˈəʊsɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
bac-te-rio-sis
IPA
/bækˌtɪəɹ.ɪˈəʊsɪs/
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any infection by bacteria

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek βακτηρία (baktēría) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos)? Ancient Greek -ιον (-ion) Ancient Greek βακτήριον (baktḗrion)bor. New Latin bactēriabor. English bacteria Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek -ωσις (-ōsis)bor. New Latin -ōsislbor. English -osis English bacteriosis From bacteria + -osis.

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How do you pronounce bacteriosis?
The recorded pronunciation is /bækˌtɪəɹ.ɪˈəʊsɪs/.
What does bacteriosis mean?
Any infection by bacteria
Where does bacteriosis come from?
Etymology tree Ancient Greek βακτηρία (baktēría) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos)? Ancient Greek -ιον (-ion) Ancient Greek βακτήριον (baktḗrion)bor. New Latin bactēriabor. English bacteria Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek -ωσις (-ōsis)bor. New Latin -ōsislbor. English -osis English bacteriosis From bacteria + -osis.

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