Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

elsewise

/ˈɛlswaɪz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.12 in modern English

Syllables: else-wise
IPA: /ˈɛlswaɪz/

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Synonym of otherwise.

Example Sentences

"‘Tell me true. If I fell into the hands of your people and yielded myself, what would it win me?’ ‘A slower death than elsewise.’"

Etymology

Etymology tree English else Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Indo-European *weyd-s-ós Proto-Germanic *wīsaz Proto-Germanic *-wīsaz Proto-West Germanic *-wīs Old English -wīs Middle English -wis English -wise English elsewise From else + -wise.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈɛlswaɪz/

Phrases

else if

Frequently Paired Words

elsewhere else if

Synonyms

otherwise

Questions

How do you pronounce elsewise?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɛlswaɪz/.
What does elsewise mean?: Synonym of otherwise.
Where does elsewise come from?: Etymology tree English else Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Indo-European *weyd-s-ós Proto-Germanic *wīsaz Proto-Germanic *-wīsaz Proto-West Germanic *-wīs Old English -wīs Middle English -wis English -wise English elsewise From else + -wise.

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