Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

modal particle

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.06 in modern English

Syllables
modal -par-ti-cle
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A word class that indicates the mood of an utterance.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From modal + particle, attested from the first half of the 19th century. Calque of German Modalpartikel.

Inflected Forms

modal particles (plural)

Phrases

sentence-final particle

Frequently Paired Words

sentence-final particle

Questions

What does modal particle mean?
A word class that indicates the mood of an utterance.
Where does modal particle come from?
From modal + particle, attested from the first half of the 19th century. Calque of German Modalpartikel.

How to pronounce modal particle

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