Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

brotherliness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: broth-er-li-ness
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The property of being brotherly

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English brotherly Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English brotherliness From brotherly + -ness.

Usage

Inflected Forms

brotherlinesses (plural)

Phrases

big-brotherliness big-sisterliness

Frequently Paired Words

big-brotherliness big-sisterliness fatherliness grandfatherliness grandmotherliness motherliness sisterliness

Questions

What does brotherliness mean?: The property of being brotherly
Where does brotherliness come from?: Etymology tree English brotherly Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English brotherliness From brotherly + -ness.

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