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metho-

/mɛθ.oʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.31 in modern English

Syllables
metho-
IPA
/mɛθ.oʊ/
10
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

Methyl.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *médʰu Proto-Hellenic *métʰu Ancient Greek μέθυ (méthu) Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. German -yl German Methylbor. English methyl Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English metho- From methyl + -o-. Ultimately from Ancient Greek μέθυ (méthu, “wine”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /mɛθ.oʊ/
  • British English: /mɛθ.ə(ʊ)/

Inflected Forms

meth- (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

eth- prop- but-

Questions

How do you pronounce metho-?
The recorded pronunciation is /mɛθ.oʊ/.
What does metho- mean?
Methyl.
Where does metho- come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

How to pronounce metho-

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