Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

manganous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
manganous
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

Etymology tree Pre-Greekbor.? Ancient Greek Μάγνης (Mágnēs) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek Μᾰγνησῐ́ᾱ (Măgnēsĭ́ā)der. Latin Magnēsia Latin -ius Latin magnēsius Medieval Latin magnēsiader. Italian manganeseder. French manganèsebor. English manganese Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English manganous From manganese + -ous.

Derived Forms

Phrases

manganous bromide manganous carbonate manganous chloride manganous dichloride manganous sulfate manganous sulphate

Frequently Paired Words

Questions

What does manganous mean?
Containing manganese in its +2 oxidation state.
Where does manganous come from?
Etymology tree Pre-Greekbor.? Ancient Greek Μάγνης (Mágnēs) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek Μᾰγνησῐ́ᾱ (Măgnēsĭ́ā)der. Latin Magnēsia Latin -ius Latin magnēsius Medieval Latin magnēsiader. Italian manganeseder. French manganèsebor. English manganese Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English manganous From manganese + -ous.

How to pronounce manganous

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “manganous”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
  3. Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “manganous”.
  4. Repeat and practice — Say “manganous” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.