Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

saltatory

/ˈsæltəˌtɔɹi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.08 in modern English

Syllables: salta-to-ry
IPA: /ˈsæltəˌtɔɹi/

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to leaps or leaping.

adj

Proceeding by leaps rather than by smooth, continuous variation.

Example Sentences

"Near-synonym: jumpy"
"When we had all laughed and applauded till we were faint, Starling, not to be outdone, favoured us with a more modern saltatory entertainment in the Lancashire clog manner — to the best of my belief, the longest dance ever performed […]"
"Near-synonyms: discontinuous, jerky, jumpy"

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin saliō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -tō Latin saltō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -tōrius Latin saltātōriusbor. English saltatory Borrowed from Latin saltātōrius.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈsæltəˌtɔɹi/
British English: /ˈsæltət(ə)ɹi/

Inflected Forms

more saltatory (comparative) most saltatory (superlative)

Derived Forms

microsaltatory

Frequently Paired Words

desultory salient somersault

Synonyms

jumpy discontinuous jerky

Questions

How do you pronounce saltatory?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsæltəˌtɔɹi/.
What does saltatory mean?: Of or pertaining to leaps or leaping.
Where does saltatory come from?: Etymology tree Latin saliō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -tō Latin saltō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -tōrius Latin saltātōriusbor. English saltatory Borrowed from Latin saltātōrius.

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