Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fomenter

/foʊˈmɛn.tɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fo-menter
IPA: /foʊˈmɛn.tɚ/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who incites or promotes.

Etymology

Etymology tree English foment Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English fomenter From foment + -er.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /foʊˈmɛn.tɚ/

Inflected Forms

fomenters (plural)

Derived Forms

fomentress

Synonyms

agitator

Rhymes With

center off-center centre off-centre enter re-enter valley center mentor correction center correction centre presenter inventor

Questions

How do you pronounce fomenter?: The recorded pronunciation is /foʊˈmɛn.tɚ/.
What does fomenter mean?: One who incites or promotes.
Where does fomenter come from?: Etymology tree English foment Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English fomenter From foment + -er.

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