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girder

/ˈɡɝdɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.71 in modern English

Syllables
gird-er
IPA
/ˈɡɝdɚ/
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A beam of steel, wood, or reinforced concrete, used as a main horizontal support in a building or structure.

noun

One who girds; a satirist.

Etymology

Etymology tree English gird 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 girder From gird + -er.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈɡɝdɚ/
  • British English: /ˈɡɜːdə(ɹ)/

Inflected Forms

girders (plural)

Derived Forms

girderage girdered girdering girderless girderlike girderwork regirder

Phrases

box girder fishbelly girder fish belly girder girder fork I-girder lattice girder plate girder sandwich girder

Frequently Paired Words

truss

Rhymes With

murder birder herder lapponian herder

Questions

How do you pronounce girder?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡɝdɚ/.
What does girder mean?
A beam of steel, wood, or reinforced concrete, used as a main horizontal support in a building or structure.
Where does girder come from?
Etymology tree English gird 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 girder From gird + -er.

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