Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

murrelet

/ˈmɚlət/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.58 in modern English

Syllables: mur-relet
IPA: /ˈmɚlət/

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several species of small seabirds, in the genera Brachyramphus and Synthliboramphus of the auk family, found in the North Pacific.

Etymology

Etymology tree English murre 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 murrelet From murre + -let.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈmɜːlɪt/

Inflected Forms

murrelets (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce murrelet?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɚlət/.
What does murrelet mean?: Any of several species of small seabirds, in the genera Brachyramphus and Synthliboramphus of the auk family, found in the North Pacific.
Where does murrelet come from?: Etymology tree English murre 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 murrelet From murre + -let.

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