Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dassie

/ˈdæs.i/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dassie
IPA: /ˈdæs.i/

7

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small, herbivorous mammal in the order Hyracoidea, the rock hyrax.

Example Sentences

"The dassie is the closest living relative to the elephant."

Etymology

Borrowed from Afrikaans dassie, from Dutch das (“badger”).

Origin

Source language: Afrikaans

Word Breakdown

Root: dassie, das

Inflected Forms

dassies (plural)

Phrases

dassie rat

Frequently Paired Words

boomdas dassiepis dachshund

Synonyms

hyrax coney cony das

Questions

How do you pronounce dassie?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdæs.i/.
What does dassie mean?: A small, herbivorous mammal in the order Hyracoidea, the rock hyrax.
Where does dassie come from?: It is traced to Afrikaans.

How to pronounce dassie

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