Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

echoic

/ɪˈkəʊɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.24 in modern English

Syllables: echoic
IPA: /ɪˈkəʊɪk/

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to an echo

adj

resembling a sound

adj

resembling a sound

adj

resembling a sound

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sweh₂gʰ-der. Proto-Hellenic *wākʰā́ Ancient Greek ἠχή (ēkhḗ) Proto-Indo-European *-ṓy Ancient Greek -ώ (-ṓ) Ancient Greek ἠχώ (ēkhṓ)bor. Latin ēchō Medieval Latin ēccōbor. Middle English eccho English echo Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English echoic From echo + -ic.

Inflected Forms

more echoic (comparative) most echoic (superlative)

Derived Forms

anechoic echoically hyperechoic hypoechoic isoechoic nonechoic

Phrases

echoic memory

Synonyms

onomatopoeic imitative onomatopoeical onomatopoetic echolike

Antonyms

anechoic

Questions

How do you pronounce echoic?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪˈkəʊɪk/.
What does echoic mean?: Of or pertaining to an echo
Where does echoic come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sweh₂gʰ-der. Proto-Hellenic *wākʰā́ Ancient Greek ἠχή (ēkhḗ) Proto-Indo-European *-ṓy Ancient Greek -ώ (-ṓ) Ancient Greek ἠχώ (ēkhṓ)bor. Latin ēchō Medieval Latin ēccōbor. Middle English eccho English echo Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English echoic From echo + -ic.

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