Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

prenasalization

/priːˌneɪ.zə.ləˈzeɪ.ʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pre-nasal-iza-tion
IPA: /priːˌneɪ.zə.ləˈzeɪ.ʃən/

26

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of prenasalizing.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English nasalization English prenasalization From pre- + nasalization.

Usage

Inflected Forms

prenasalizations (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce prenasalization?: The recorded pronunciation is /priːˌneɪ.zə.ləˈzeɪ.ʃən/.
What does prenasalization mean?: The act of prenasalizing.
Where does prenasalization come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English nasalization English prenasalization From pre- + nasalization.

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