Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hymnodist

/ˈhɪmnədɪst/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hymnodist
IPA: /ˈhɪmnədɪst/

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A composer of hymns.

noun

A person who studies hymnody.

Etymology

Etymology tree English hymnody 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 hymnodist From hymnody + -ist.

Inflected Forms

hymnodists (plural)

Synonyms

hymnist

Questions

How do you pronounce hymnodist?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhɪmnədɪst/.
What does hymnodist mean?: A composer of hymns.
Where does hymnodist come from?: Etymology tree English hymnody 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 hymnodist From hymnody + -ist.

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