Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

greatcoat

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.61 in modern English

Syllables: great-coat
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A heavy overcoat.

Example Sentences

"The members quietly rose from the board and took their hats from the hat-pins, and the geggee took down his greatcoat, and, with the most satisfied air possible, buttoned it across his breast."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʰer-der. Proto-Germanic *grautaz Proto-West Germanic *graut Old English grēat Middle English grete English great Proto-Germanic *kuttôbor. Latin cotta Old French cottebor. Middle English cote English coat English greatcoat From great + coat.

Inflected Forms

greatcoats (plural)

Derived Forms

greatcoated

Synonyms

watchcoat carrick overcoat topcoat

Questions

What does greatcoat mean?: A heavy overcoat.
Where does greatcoat come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʰer-der. Proto-Germanic *grautaz Proto-West Germanic *graut Old English grēat Middle English grete English great Proto-Germanic *kuttôbor. Latin cotta Old French cottebor. Middle English cote English coat English greatcoat From great + coat.

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