Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

obcordate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ob-cor-date
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of a reversed cordate shape; heart-shaped but attached to the stalk by the pointed end.

Etymology

Etymology tree English ob- Proto-Indo-European *ḱerd- Proto-Indo-European *ḱḗr ~ *ḱr̥dés Proto-Italic *kord Latin cor(d) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English cordate English obcordate From ob- + cordate.

Inflected Forms

more obcordate (comparative) most obcordate (superlative)

Derived Forms

obcordately

Questions

What does obcordate mean?: Of a reversed cordate shape; heart-shaped but attached to the stalk by the pointed end.
Where does obcordate come from?: Etymology tree English ob- Proto-Indo-European *ḱerd- Proto-Indo-European *ḱḗr ~ *ḱr̥dés Proto-Italic *kord Latin cor(d) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English cordate English obcordate From ob- + cordate.

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