Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ornithological

/ˌɔɹnɪθəˈlɑd͡ʒɪkəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.25 in modern English

Syllables
or-nitho-log-i-cal
IPA
/ˌɔɹnɪθəˈlɑd͡ʒɪkəl/
20
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
6
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to ornithology.

Etymology

Etymology tree English ornithology Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English ornithological From ornithology + -ical.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌɔɹnɪθəˈlɑd͡ʒɪkəl/
  • British English: /ˌɔːnɪθəˈlɒd͡ʒɪkəl/

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Questions

How do you pronounce ornithological?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɔɹnɪθəˈlɑd͡ʒɪkəl/.
What does ornithological mean?
Of or pertaining to ornithology.
Where does ornithological come from?
Etymology tree English ornithology Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English ornithological From ornithology + -ical.

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