Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

crotal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cro-tal
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A crotalum, a type of clapper used in Ancient Greece.

noun

A small round bell or rattle; a jingle bell.

noun

Alternative form of crottle (“a lichen used for dyeing”).

Example Sentences

"The earliest type animal bell used was the crotal or sleigh bell. Rather than a round ball as we know it today, it was a birdcage style with pebble rolling around inside."
"The tumuli of most of these people have yielded bells, of both the crotal and swinging-clapper varieties."

Etymology

Either from French crotale or directly from Latin crotalum. Ultimately from Ancient Greek κρόταλον (krótalon, “clapper”). Doublet of crotalum.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: crotale, crotalum, κρόταλον, crotal

Inflected Forms

crotals (plural)

Synonyms

crottle crottal

Questions

What does crotal mean?: A crotalum, a type of clapper used in Ancient Greece.
Where does crotal come from?: It is traced to French.

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