Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hairclip

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.26 in modern English

Syllables: hair-clip
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative spelling of hair clip.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *hērą Proto-West Germanic *hār Old English hǣr Middle English her English hair Proto-Indo-European *gel- Proto-Indo-European *b(ʰ) Proto-Indo-European *gelb(ʰ)-der. Proto-Germanic *klupjaną Old English clyppan Middle English clippen English clip English hairclip From hair + clip.

Inflected Forms

hairclips (plural)

Questions

What does hairclip mean?: Alternative spelling of hair clip.
Where does hairclip come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *hērą Proto-West Germanic *hār Old English hǣr Middle English her English hair Proto-Indo-European *gel- Proto-Indo-European *b(ʰ) Proto-Indo-European *gelb(ʰ)-der. Proto-Germanic *klupjaną Old English clyppan Middle English clippen English clip English hairclip From hair + clip.

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