Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cochair

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.25 in modern English

Syllables
cochair
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone who serves as the chair of a meeting or organization together with one or more other chairs.

verb

To chair (a meeting) jointly.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin co-lbor. English co- ▲ Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥-th₂der.? Proto-Hellenic *kətá Ancient Greek κατά (katá) Proto-Indo-European *sed-der. Proto-Indo-European *sedreh₂ Proto-Hellenic *hédrā Ancient Greek ἕδρα (hédra) Ancient Greek κᾰθέδρᾱ (kăthédrā)bor. Latin cathedrader. Old French chaierebor. Middle English chayere English chair English cochair From co- + chair.

Usage

Inflected Forms

cochairs (plural) cochairs (present, singular) cochairing (participle, present) cochaired (participle, past) cochaired (past)

Frequently Paired Words

cochairmanship

Questions

What does cochair mean?
Someone who serves as the chair of a meeting or organization together with one or more other chairs.
Where does cochair come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin co-lbor. English co- ▲ Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥-th₂der.? Proto-Hellenic *kətá Ancient Greek κατά (katá) Proto-Indo-European *sed-der. Proto-Indo-European *sedreh₂ Proto-Hellenic *hédrā Ancient Greek ἕδρα (hédra) Ancient Greek κᾰθέδρᾱ (kăthédrā)bor. Latin cathedrader. Old French chaierebor. Middle English chayere English chair English cochair From co- + chair.

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