Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scanlate

/ˈskæn.leɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
scan-late
IPA
/ˈskæn.leɪt/
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To process a scanlation; to scan and translate (a foreign-language comic) in order to distribute to another language.

Transitive verb

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *skend-der. Proto-Italic *skandō Latin scandōbor. Middle English scanden Middle English scanne English scan English translate blend English scanlate Blend of scan + translate.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈskæn.leɪt/
  • British English: /ˈskæn.leɪt/

Usage

Inflected Forms

scanlates (present, singular) scanlating (participle, present) scanlated (participle, past) scanlated (past)

Derived Forms

scanlation scanlator

Questions

How do you pronounce scanlate?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈskæn.leɪt/.
What does scanlate mean?
To process a scanlation; to scan and translate (a foreign-language comic) in order to distribute to another language.
Where does scanlate come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *skend-der. Proto-Italic *skandō Latin scandōbor. Middle English scanden Middle English scanne English scan English translate blend English scanlate Blend of scan + translate.

How to pronounce scanlate

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