Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

intertidal

/ˌɪntɚtˈaɪdəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.45 in modern English

Syllables: in-ter-tidal
IPA: /ˌɪntɚtˈaɪdəl/

11

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pertaining to the part of a shore between the high water and the low water.

noun

An intertidal zone or an organism that inhabits such a zone

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥tér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- English tidal English intertidal From inter- + tidal.

Inflected Forms

intertidals (plural)

Derived Forms

intertidally

Phrases

intertidal wetland intertidal zone

Frequently Paired Words

littoral

Rhymes With

idol tidal idle suicidal bridal bridle homicidal idyll seidel sidle reidel seidl

Questions

How do you pronounce intertidal?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɪntɚtˈaɪdəl/.
What does intertidal mean?: Pertaining to the part of a shore between the high water and the low water.
Where does intertidal come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥tér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- English tidal English intertidal From inter- + tidal.

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