Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

psephologist

/səˈfɒlədʒɪst/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.17 in modern English

Syllables
psephol-o-gist
IPA
/səˈfɒlədʒɪst/
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An expert in psephology.

Etymology

Etymology tree English psephology Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English psephologist From psephology + -ist.

Inflected Forms

Questions

How do you pronounce psephologist?
The recorded pronunciation is /səˈfɒlədʒɪst/.
What does psephologist mean?
An expert in psephology.
Where does psephologist come from?
Etymology tree English psephology Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English psephologist From psephology + -ist.

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