Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

flabellate

/fləˈbɛlət/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fla-bel-late
IPA: /fləˈbɛlət/

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Fan-shaped; having parts or segments that are flattened and lengthened on one side, such that they are long and narrow.

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin flābellātus (“fanlike”). By surface analysis, flabell(um) (“fan-shaped structure”) + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

Inflected Forms

more flabellate (comparative) most flabellate (superlative)

Derived Forms

biflabellate flabellately subflabellate

Frequently Paired Words

flabelliform flabellum

Rhymes With

appellate prelate zealot stellate flagellate dinoflagellate helot lamellate patellate biflagellate scutellate phytoflagellate

Questions

How do you pronounce flabellate?: The recorded pronunciation is /fləˈbɛlət/.
What does flabellate mean?: Fan-shaped; having parts or segments that are flattened and lengthened on one side, such that they are long and narrow.
Where does flabellate come from?: Borrowed from New Latin flābellātus (“fanlike”). By surface analysis, flabell(um) (“fan-shaped structure”) + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

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