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oratress

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ora-tress
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A female orator

Dated

Etymology

Etymology tree English orator Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂der. Ancient Greek -ῐᾰ (-ĭă) Ancient Greek -ισσα (-issa)bor. Late Latin -issader. Old French -essebor. Middle English -esse English -ess English oratress From orator + -ess.

Usage

Inflected Forms

oratresses (plural) oratoress (alternative)

Questions

What does oratress mean?
A female orator
Where does oratress come from?
Etymology tree English orator Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂der. Ancient Greek -ῐᾰ (-ĭă) Ancient Greek -ισσα (-issa)bor. Late Latin -issader. Old French -essebor. Middle English -esse English -ess English oratress From orator + -ess.

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