Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oarswoman

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: oar-swom-an
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A female oarsman.

Etymology

Etymology tree English oar English -s- Proto-Germanic *wībą Proto-West Germanic *wīb Old English wīf Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Old English wīfmann Middle English woman Middle English -woman English -woman English oarswoman From oar + -s- + -woman.

Inflected Forms

oarswomen (plural)

Questions

What does oarswoman mean?: A female oarsman.
Where does oarswoman come from?: Etymology tree English oar English -s- Proto-Germanic *wībą Proto-West Germanic *wīb Old English wīf Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Old English wīfmann Middle English woman Middle English -woman English -woman English oarswoman From oar + -s- + -woman.

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