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genealogist

/ˈdʒiː.niːˌæl.ə.dʒɪst/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.35 in modern English

Syllables
ge-neal-o-gist
IPA
/ˈdʒiː.niːˌæl.ə.dʒɪst/
13
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who studies or practises genealogy; an expert in genealogy.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English genealogy Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English genealogist From genealogy + -ist.

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˈdʒiː.niːˌæl.ə.dʒɪst/

Inflected Forms

genealogists (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

genealogic genealogical genealogically genealogy

Questions

How do you pronounce genealogist?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdʒiː.niːˌæl.ə.dʒɪst/.
What does genealogist mean?
A person who studies or practises genealogy; an expert in genealogy.
Where does genealogist come from?
Etymology tree English genealogy Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English genealogist From genealogy + -ist.

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