Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

funambulus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
fu-nam-bu-lus
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A funambulist; a tightrope walker.

Obsolete

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Latin fūnambulus.

Usage

Inflected Forms

funambuli (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

funambulist

Questions

What does funambulus mean?
A funambulist; a tightrope walker.
Where does funambulus come from?
Unadapted borrowing from Latin fūnambulus.

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