Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

laminal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.15 in modern English

Syllables: lam-i-nal
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

adj

Produced with the blade of the tongue

noun

Such a sound

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin lāmina Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English laminal From Latin lāmina (“thin sheet of material”) + -al.

Inflected Forms

more laminal (comparative) most laminal (superlative) laminals (plural)

Derived Forms

laminally sublaminal

Frequently Paired Words

apical

Synonyms

laminar

Questions

What does laminal mean?: laminar
Where does laminal come from?: Etymology tree Latin lāmina Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English laminal From Latin lāmina (“thin sheet of material”) + -al.

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