ornithological
/ˌɔɹnɪθəˈlɑd͡ʒɪkəl/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.25 in modern English
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/