Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mountainside

/mˈaʊntənsˌaɪd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.76 in modern English

Syllables: moun-tain-side
IPA: /mˈaʊntənsˌaɪd/

15

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The sloping side of a mountain.

name

A borough in Union County, New Jersey, United States.

Etymology

Etymology tree English mountain Proto-Indo-European *seh₁-der. Proto-Germanic *sīdaz Proto-Germanic *sīdǭ Old English sīde Middle English side English side English mountainside From mountain + side.

Inflected Forms

mountainsides (plural)

Synonyms

versant

Questions

How do you pronounce mountainside?: The recorded pronunciation is /mˈaʊntənsˌaɪd/.
What does mountainside mean?: The sloping side of a mountain.
Where does mountainside come from?: Etymology tree English mountain Proto-Indo-European *seh₁-der. Proto-Germanic *sīdaz Proto-Germanic *sīdǭ Old English sīde Middle English side English side English mountainside From mountain + side.

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