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prophetess

/pɹɒfɪˈtɛs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.15 in modern English

Syllables
prophet-ess
IPA
/pɹɒfɪˈtɛs/
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A female prophet.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *próder. Ancient Greek πρό (pró) Ancient Greek προ- (pro-) Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-der. Ancient Greek φημί (phēmí) Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs) Ancient Greek προφήτης (prophḗtēs)bor. Latin prophēta Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂der. Ancient Greek -ῐᾰ (-ĭă) Ancient Greek -ισσα (-issa)bor. Latin -issa Latin prophētissa Old French prophetessebor. Middle English prophetesse English prophetess From Middle English prophetesse, from Old French prophetesse, from Late Latin prophetissa. By surface analysis, prophet + -ess.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: prophetesse, prophetissa

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /pɹɒfɪˈtɛs/

Inflected Forms

prophetesses (plural)

Derived Forms

pseudoprophetess

Questions

How do you pronounce prophetess?
The recorded pronunciation is /pɹɒfɪˈtɛs/.
What does prophetess mean?
A female prophet.
Where does prophetess come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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