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pertainym

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
per-tainym
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A word, usually an adjective, which can be defined as "of or pertaining to" another word.

Etymology

Etymology tree English pertain Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ Proto-Hellenic *ónomə Ancient Greek ὄνῠμᾰ (ónŭmă)der. English -nym English pertainym From pertain + -nym.

Inflected Forms

pertainyms (plural)

Derived Forms

pertainymy

Frequently Paired Words

holonym meronym troponym

Questions

What does pertainym mean?
A word, usually an adjective, which can be defined as "of or pertaining to" another word.
Where does pertainym come from?
Etymology tree English pertain Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ Proto-Hellenic *ónomə Ancient Greek ὄνῠμᾰ (ónŭmă)der. English -nym English pertainym From pertain + -nym.

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