Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

compartmental

/kɒmpɑːtˈmɛntəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.54 in modern English

Syllables: com-part-men-tal
IPA: /kɒmpɑːtˈmɛntəl/

21

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, pertaining to, or constructed from compartments

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin com- Proto-Indo-European *perh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *pérh₃tis? Proto-Italic *partis Latin pars Proto-Indo-European *-yétider. Latin -iō Latin partiō Latin partior Latin compartīrībor. Italian compartire Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Italian -mento Italian compartimentobor. Middle French compartimentder. English compartment English -al English compartmental From compartment + -al.

Derived Forms

bicompartmental biocompartmental compartmentalise compartmentalism compartmentalize compartmentally extracompartmental intercompartmental intracompartmental multicompartmental noncompartmental rhizocompartmental

Synonyms

compartmentalized compartmentalised

Rhymes With

mental environmental fundamental experimental gentle dental rental continental instrumental non-governmental accidental parental

Questions

How do you pronounce compartmental?: The recorded pronunciation is /kɒmpɑːtˈmɛntəl/.
What does compartmental mean?: Of, pertaining to, or constructed from compartments
Where does compartmental come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin com- Proto-Indo-European *perh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *pérh₃tis? Proto-Italic *partis Latin pars Proto-Indo-European *-yétider. Latin -iō Latin partiō Latin partior Latin compartīrībor. Italian compartire Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Italian -mento Italian compartimentobor. Middle French compartimentder. English compartment English -al English compartmental From compartment + -al.

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