Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bracteate

/ˈbɹaktiːət/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.21 in modern English

Syllables: bracteate
IPA: /ˈbɹaktiːət/

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

adj

Made of thin, beaten metal (of coins, ornaments etc. with a hollow underside).

noun

A bracteate coin or other object.

Etymology

From Latin bracteātus (“gold-plated, golden”), from bractea (“gold leaf, veneer, glitter”) + -ātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (noun-forming suffix). By surface analysis, bract + -eate (second element from -ea + -ate).

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈbɹaktiːət/

Inflected Forms

more bracteate (comparative) most bracteate (superlative) bracteates (plural)

Derived Forms

bibracteate bracteately tribracteate unibracteate

Synonyms

bracted

Questions

How do you pronounce bracteate?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɹaktiːət/.
What does bracteate mean?: Having bracts.
Where does bracteate come from?: From Latin bracteātus (“gold-plated, golden”), from bractea (“gold leaf, veneer, glitter”) + -ātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (noun-forming suffix). By surface analysis, bract + -eate (second element from -ea + -ate).

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