Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

paternally

/pəˈtɝnəli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.68 in modern English

Syllables: pa-ter-nal-ly
IPA: /pəˈtɝnəli/

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a paternal manner; fatherly.

Example Sentences

"Why they selected Boudicca […]to lead them into battle, rather than either of Prasutagus' daughters, or any number of eligible paternally related kin, is lost in the mists of time."
"[…] in Little Women everyone's favourite tomboy Jo March is eventually tamed into a 'good wife' by the paternally mansplainy Professor Bhaer […]"
"Because Gαs is paternally imprinted in certain hormone target tissues, maternal inheritance of AHO leads to multihormone resistance [pseudohypoparathyroidism type 1a (PHP1a)], whereas paternal inheritance leads to AHO alone pseudopseudohypoparathyroidism (pseudoPHP)]. Classically, the obesity in AHO is described as occurring similarly in both conditions."

Etymology

Etymology tree English paternal Middle English -ly English -ly English paternally From paternal + -ly.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /pəˈtɝnəli/

Inflected Forms

more paternally (comparative) most paternally (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce paternally?: The recorded pronunciation is /pəˈtɝnəli/.
What does paternally mean?: In a paternal manner; fatherly.
Where does paternally come from?: Etymology tree English paternal Middle English -ly English -ly English paternally From paternal + -ly.

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