Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

basslet

/ˈbæslət/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: basslet
IPA: /ˈbæslət/

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several small, colourful fish, of the family Grammatidae, popular in aquaria

Etymology

Etymology tree English bass Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -ellus Old French -el Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Late Latin -ittus Old French -et Old French -eletbor. Middle English -let English -let English basslet From bass + -let.

Inflected Forms

basslets (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce basslet?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbæslət/.
What does basslet mean?: Any of several small, colourful fish, of the family Grammatidae, popular in aquaria
Where does basslet come from?: Etymology tree English bass Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -ellus Old French -el Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Late Latin -ittus Old French -et Old French -eletbor. Middle English -let English -let English basslet From bass + -let.

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