Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cadaver

/kəˈdævɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.70 in modern English

Syllables: ca-dav-er
IPA: /kəˈdævɚ/

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A dead body; especially the corpse of a human to be dissected.

Literary

Example Sentences

"He and his best friend saw a cadaver and ran screaming."
"“Then my first year of med school, we got our first cadavers, and there was so much data inside. You can be sure a patient will lie about how much they drink or how much they smoke, but with a cadaver, all the information is there.”"

Etymology

From Middle English cadaver, from Latin cadāver.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: *ḱh₂d-, cadaver, cadāver

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /kəˈdævɚ/
British English: /kəˈdæv.ə(ɹ)/

Usage

Literary

Inflected Forms

cadavers (plural) cadavera (plural)

Derived Forms

cadaveric cadaverine cadaverize cadaverous cadaverously cadaverousness

Phrases

cadaver dog

Frequently Paired Words

cadence

Synonyms

body corpse stiff clay remains

Questions

How do you pronounce cadaver?: The recorded pronunciation is /kəˈdævɚ/.
What does cadaver mean?: A dead body; especially the corpse of a human to be dissected.
Where does cadaver come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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