Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cathemeral

/kəˈθɛməɹəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cath-e-mer-al
IPA: /kəˈθɛməɹəl/

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to organisms' behaviour in which food is acquired at random intervals during the day or night.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥-th₂der.? Proto-Hellenic *kətá Ancient Greek κᾰτᾰ́ (kătắ) Ancient Greek κᾰτᾰ- (kătă-) English cata- Proto-Indo-European *Héh₂mr̥ Proto-Hellenic *ā́mər Ancient Greek ἦμαρ (êmar) Ancient Greek ἡμέρα (hēméra)bor. English hemeral English cathemeral From cata- + hemeral.

Inflected Forms

more cathemeral (comparative) most cathemeral (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

cathemerality hemeral

Questions

How do you pronounce cathemeral?: The recorded pronunciation is /kəˈθɛməɹəl/.
What does cathemeral mean?: Relating to organisms' behaviour in which food is acquired at random intervals during the day or night.
Where does cathemeral come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥-th₂der.? Proto-Hellenic *kətá Ancient Greek κᾰτᾰ́ (kătắ) Ancient Greek κᾰτᾰ- (kătă-) English cata- Proto-Indo-European *Héh₂mr̥ Proto-Hellenic *ā́mər Ancient Greek ἦμαρ (êmar) Ancient Greek ἡμέρα (hēméra)bor. English hemeral English cathemeral From cata- + hemeral.

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