Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jansenist

/dʒˈænsənɪst/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.57 in modern English

Syllables
jansenist
IPA
/dʒˈænsənɪst/
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to Jansenism.

noun

An advocate of Jansenism.

Etymology

Etymology tree English Jansen 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 Jansenist From Jansen + -ist.

Inflected Forms

more Jansenist (comparative) most Jansenist (superlative) Jansenists (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce jansenist?
The recorded pronunciation is /dʒˈænsənɪst/.
What does jansenist mean?
Of or pertaining to Jansenism.
Where does jansenist come from?
Etymology tree English Jansen 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 Jansenist From Jansen + -ist.

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