Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

derival

[dɪˈɹaɪvəɫ]

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: derival
IPA: [dɪˈɹaɪvəɫ]

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The derivation of a word.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"As to the origin of all the forms in the above list, it clearly cannot belong to English philology to do much more than indicate the source from which we received them. Their derival into French from Latin has therefore been only slightly touched upon."
"3.4 Derival morphology […] However, in the Turfan dialect as well in the speech of some of the younger generation in Urumchi, -ŋza seems to function as a nominal derivative suffix, deriving nouns from some kin terms and adding a clear, haughty, arrogant hue, see the lexicon."

Etymology

Etymology tree English derive Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English derival From derive + -al. First attested in the 1870s.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: [dɪˈɹaɪvəɫ]

Usage

Inflected Forms

derivals (plural)

Rhymes With

arrival survival rival revival arch-rival gingival adjectival archrival conjunctival perspectival estival subconjunctival

Questions

How do you pronounce derival?: The recorded pronunciation is [dɪˈɹaɪvəɫ].
What does derival mean?: The derivation of a word.
Where does derival come from?: Etymology tree English derive Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English derival From derive + -al. First attested in the 1870s.

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