Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

catamountain

/kætəˈmaʊnt(ə)n/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cat-a-mount-ain
IPA: /kætəˈmaʊnt(ə)n/

16

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A leopard, a panther (Panthera pardus); also, an ocelot (Leopardus pardalis).

noun

A man living in the mountains.

Example Sentences

"Goe, charge my Goblins that they grinde their ioynts / With dry Convultions, ſhorten vp their ſinewes / With aged Cramps, & more pinch-ſpotted make them, / Than Pard, or Cat o' Mountaine."

Etymology

From Late Middle English catamountain, from Middle English catte of the mountayne, cate of þe mounttaynne (“leopard, panther”).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: catamountain, catte of the mountayne

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /kætəˈmaʊnt(ə)n/
British English: /kætəˈmaʊntɪn/

Inflected Forms

catamountains (plural) cat-a-mountain (alternative) cat o' mountain (alternative)

Synonyms

catamount european wildcat felis silvestris

Questions

How do you pronounce catamountain?: The recorded pronunciation is /kætəˈmaʊnt(ə)n/.
What does catamountain mean?: A leopard, a panther (Panthera pardus); also, an ocelot (Leopardus pardalis).
Where does catamountain come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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