Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oboist

/ˈoʊboʊəst/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.74 in modern English

Syllables: oboist
IPA: /ˈoʊboʊəst/

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone who plays an oboe.

Etymology

Etymology tree English oboe Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English oboist From oboe + -ist.

Inflected Forms

oboists (plural) oboeist (alternative)

Synonyms

oboe-player

Questions

How do you pronounce oboist?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈoʊboʊəst/.
What does oboist mean?: Someone who plays an oboe.
Where does oboist come from?: Etymology tree English oboe Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English oboist From oboe + -ist.

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