Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nyctalopic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
nyc-talop-ic
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

Etymology tree English nyctalopia Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English nyctalopic From nyctalopia + -ic.

Inflected Forms

more nyctalopic (comparative) most nyctalopic (superlative)

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Questions

What does nyctalopic mean?
Unable to see clearly in low light; night-blind; suffering from nyctalopia.
Where does nyctalopic come from?
Etymology tree English nyctalopia Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English nyctalopic From nyctalopia + -ic.

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