Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

folk-etymologize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
folk-e-t-y-mol-o-gize
IPA
37
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
7
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To introduce or develop a folk etymology.

Intransitive verb

verb

To explain the etymology of a word as folk etymology.

Transitive verb

Usage

Inflected Forms

folk-etymologizes (present, singular) folk-etymologizing (participle, present) folk-etymologized (participle, past) folk-etymologized (past) folk etymologize (alternative)

Questions

What does folk-etymologize mean?
To introduce or develop a folk etymology.

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