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heliski

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
he-lis-ki
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Alternative spelling of heli-ski.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *welH-der. Ancient Greek ἕλιξ (hélix) Proto-Indo-European *peth₂- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *péth₂r̥ Proto-Hellenic *pterón Ancient Greek πτερόν (pterón) French hélicoptèrebor. English helicopterclip. English heli- English ski English heliski From heli- + ski.

Inflected Forms

heliskis (present, singular) heliskiing (participle, present) heliskied (participle, past) heliskied (past)

Questions

What does heliski mean?
Alternative spelling of heli-ski.
Where does heliski come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *welH-der. Ancient Greek ἕλιξ (hélix) Proto-Indo-European *peth₂- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *péth₂r̥ Proto-Hellenic *pterón Ancient Greek πτερόν (pterón) French hélicoptèrebor. English helicopterclip. English heli- English ski English heliski From heli- + ski.

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