Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pastoralism

/pˈæstɚəlˌɪzəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.95 in modern English

Syllables: pas-toral-ism
IPA: /pˈæstɚəlˌɪzəm/

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state of being pastoral.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

animal husbandry; the raising and herding of farm animals

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English pastoral Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English pastoralism From pastoral + -ism.

Usage

Inflected Forms

pastoralisms (plural)

Derived Forms

agropastoralism

Frequently Paired Words

pastoralist pasturage

Questions

How do you pronounce pastoralism?: The recorded pronunciation is /pˈæstɚəlˌɪzəm/.
What does pastoralism mean?: The state of being pastoral.
Where does pastoralism come from?: Etymology tree English pastoral Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English pastoralism From pastoral + -ism.

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