Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

proposita

/proʊˈpɑzətə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: proposi-ta
IPA: /proʊˈpɑzətə/

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The first identified female case of an inherited disease in a family; the proband or index case.

Example Sentences

"The proposita was an elderly woman who passed on the disorder to three of her four children and 9 of 14 grandchildren."

Etymology

From propositus (“male proband”) + -a.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: propositus

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /proʊˈpɑzətə/
British English: /prəʊˈpɒzɪtə/

Inflected Forms

propositae (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce proposita?: The recorded pronunciation is /proʊˈpɑzətə/.
What does proposita mean?: The first identified female case of an inherited disease in a family; the proband or index case.
Where does proposita come from?: From propositus (“male proband”) + -a.

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