Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

falcate

/ˈfælkeɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.55 in modern English

Syllables: fal-cate
IPA: /ˈfælkeɪt/

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Shaped like a sickle.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin falcātus (“curved, sickle-shaped”), from falx (“sickle”, oblique stem in falc-) + -ātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

Inflected Forms

more falcate (comparative) most falcate (superlative)

Derived Forms

defalcate falcately falcation subfalcate

Synonyms

falcated falciform falcular drepaniform sickle-shaped

Questions

How do you pronounce falcate?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfælkeɪt/.
What does falcate mean?: Shaped like a sickle.
Where does falcate come from?: Borrowed from Latin falcātus (“curved, sickle-shaped”), from falx (“sickle”, oblique stem in falc-) + -ātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

How to pronounce falcate

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