Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

merperson

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mer-per-son
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A mythological creature with a human upper half (head, arms, and torso) and a piscine lower half.

Etymology

From mer- + person.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: mer

Inflected Forms

merpersons (plural) merpeople (plural)

Questions

What does merperson mean?: A mythological creature with a human upper half (head, arms, and torso) and a piscine lower half.
Where does merperson come from?: From mer- + person.

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