Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fursuit

/ˈfɜɹˌsuːt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.05 in modern English

Syllables: fur-suit
IPA: /ˈfɜɹˌsuːt/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An anthropomorphic animal costume used in the furry subculture.

verb

To wear a fursuit.

Intransitive verb

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peh₂-der. Proto-Germanic *fōdrą Frankish *fōdrbor. Anglo-Norman fuerrebor. Middle English furre English fur Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- Proto-Indo-European *sékʷetor Proto-Italic *sekʷōr Vulgar Latin sequor, sequi Vulgar Latin *sequere Vulgar Latin *sequita Old French siute Anglo-Norman suitebor. Middle English sute English suit English fursuit From fur + suit.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈfɜɹˌsuːt/
British English: /ˈfɜː(ɹ)ˌsuːt/

Usage

Intransitive verb

Inflected Forms

fursuits (plural) fursuits (present, singular) fursuiting (participle, present) fursuited (participle, past) fursuited (past)

Derived Forms

fursuiter fursuitable fursuited suit

Questions

How do you pronounce fursuit?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfɜɹˌsuːt/.
What does fursuit mean?: An anthropomorphic animal costume used in the furry subculture.
Where does fursuit come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peh₂-der. Proto-Germanic *fōdrą Frankish *fōdrbor. Anglo-Norman fuerrebor. Middle English furre English fur Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- Proto-Indo-European *sékʷetor Proto-Italic *sekʷōr Vulgar Latin sequor, sequi Vulgar Latin *sequere Vulgar Latin *sequita Old French siute Anglo-Norman suitebor. Middle English sute English suit English fursuit From fur + suit.

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