Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cine-

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.72 in modern English

Syllables
cine-
IPA
6
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

film, movie, cinema (moving pictures).

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *keyh₂-der. Ancient Greek κῑνέω (kīnéō)der. New Latinder. English cine- From New Latin, from Ancient Greek κῑνέω (kīnéō, “to move”). Compare kine-.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: -, κῑνέω

Inflected Forms

kine- (alternative)

Phrases

English terms prefixed with kine-

Frequently Paired Words

English terms prefixed with kine-

Questions

What does cine- mean?
film, movie, cinema (moving pictures).
Where does cine- come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

How to pronounce cine-

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