Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

moonlet

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
moon-let
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a very small body orbiting a planet, often as part of a planetary ring system.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *meh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s Proto-Germanic *mēnô Proto-West Germanic *mānō Old English mōna Middle English mone English moon Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -ellus Old French -el Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Late Latin -ittus Old French -et Old French -eletbor. Middle English -let English -let English moonlet From moon + -let.

Inflected Forms

moonlets (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

minimoon moonet moonette moonito

Questions

What does moonlet mean?
a very small body orbiting a planet, often as part of a planetary ring system.
Where does moonlet come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *meh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s Proto-Germanic *mēnô Proto-West Germanic *mānō Old English mōna Middle English mone English moon Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -ellus Old French -el Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Late Latin -ittus Old French -et Old French -eletbor. Middle English -let English -let English moonlet From moon + -let.

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