Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

reflexive pronoun

/ɹəˈflɛksɪv ˈpɹoʊnaʊn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.67 in modern English

Syllables
re-flex-ive pro-noun
IPA
/ɹəˈflɛksɪv ˈpɹoʊnaʊn/
31
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

In English: a personal pronoun, having a form of "-self" as a suffix to show that the subject's action affects the subject itself.

noun

In many languages: a pronoun that makes a transitive verb reflexive or reciprocal.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ɹəˈflɛksɪv ˈpɹoʊnaʊn/

Inflected Forms

reflexive pronouns (plural)

Phrases

possessive pronoun

Synonyms

reflexive pronoun reflexive

Questions

How do you pronounce reflexive pronoun?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɹəˈflɛksɪv ˈpɹoʊnaʊn/.
What does reflexive pronoun mean?
In English: a personal pronoun, having a form of "-self" as a suffix to show that the subject's action affects the subject itself.

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