Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fernlike

/fˈɝnlˌaɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fern-like
IPA: /fˈɝnlˌaɪk/

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling a fern.

Etymology

Etymology tree English fern Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English fernlike From fern + -like.

Inflected Forms

more fernlike (comparative) most fernlike (superlative)

Derived Forms

unfernlike

Synonyms

ferny pteridoid

Antonyms

unfernlike

Questions

How do you pronounce fernlike?: The recorded pronunciation is /fˈɝnlˌaɪk/.
What does fernlike mean?: Resembling a fern.
Where does fernlike come from?: Etymology tree English fern Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English fernlike From fern + -like.

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