Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

eigentone

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: eigen-tone
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A tone liable to cause resonance in a particular space.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eyḱ- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eh₂óyḱe Proto-Germanic *aiganą Proto-Germanic *aiganaz Proto-West Germanic *aigan Old High German eigan Middle High German eigen German eigenbor. English eigen- English tone English eigentone From eigen- + tone.

Inflected Forms

eigentones (plural)

Questions

What does eigentone mean?: A tone liable to cause resonance in a particular space.
Where does eigentone come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eyḱ- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eh₂óyḱe Proto-Germanic *aiganą Proto-Germanic *aiganaz Proto-West Germanic *aigan Old High German eigan Middle High German eigen German eigenbor. English eigen- English tone English eigentone From eigen- + tone.

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