Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cymbalist

/ˈsɪmbəlɪst/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cym-bal-ist
IPA
/ˈsɪmbəlɪst/
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A musician who plays the cymbals.

Etymology

Etymology tree English cymbal Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English cymbalist From cymbal + -ist.

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Questions

How do you pronounce cymbalist?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɪmbəlɪst/.
What does cymbalist mean?
A musician who plays the cymbals.
Where does cymbalist come from?
Etymology tree English cymbal Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English cymbalist From cymbal + -ist.

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