Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

multifunctional

/mˌʌltifˈʌŋkʃˌʌnəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.47 in modern English

Syllables
mul-ti-func-tion-al
IPA
/mˌʌltifˈʌŋkʃˌʌnəl/
22
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mel-der. Proto-Indo-European *ml̥tós? Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multīder. Middle English multi- English multi- Proto-Indo-European *bʰewg-der. Proto-Italic *fungōr Latin fungor Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin fūnctiō Old French fonction Middle French functionbor. English function Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English functional English multifunctional From multi- + functional.

Inflected Forms

more multifunctional (comparative) most multifunctional (superlative)

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Questions

How do you pronounce multifunctional?
The recorded pronunciation is /mˌʌltifˈʌŋkʃˌʌnəl/.
What does multifunctional mean?
Having multiple functions.
Where does multifunctional come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mel-der. Proto-Indo-European *ml̥tós? Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multīder. Middle English multi- English multi- Proto-Indo-European *bʰewg-der. Proto-Italic *fungōr Latin fungor Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin fūnctiō Old French fonction Middle French functionbor. English function Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English functional English multifunctional From multi- + functional.

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