Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

obtected

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ob-tect-ed
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

covered; protected

Obsolete

adj

Covered with a hard chitinous case, like the pupa of certain files.

Etymology

From Latin obtectus, past participle of obtegere (“to cover over”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: en

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

more obtected (comparative) most obtected (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

obtect coarctate

Questions

What does obtected mean?: covered; protected
Where does obtected come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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