Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gelded

/ˈɡeldəd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.87 in modern English

Syllables: geld-ed
IPA: /ˈɡeldəd/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of geld

adj

Example Sentences

"The gelded man answered Philip and sayde: I praye the off whom speaketh the prophet this?"

Etymology

From geld + -ed.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈɡeldəd/

Inflected Forms

more gelded (comparative) most gelded (superlative)

Derived Forms

ungelded

Phrases

gelded question mark

Synonyms

cut emasculated

Questions

How do you pronounce gelded?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡeldəd/.
What does gelded mean?: simple past and past participle of geld
Where does gelded come from?: From geld + -ed.

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