Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

severer

/sɪˈvɪəɹə(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.20 in modern English

Syllables: sev-er-er
IPA: /sɪˈvɪəɹə(ɹ)/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

comparative form of severe: more severe

noun

One who severs.

Example Sentences

"They received this name from the jealousy of their rivals, who thereby intimated that they were severers of the unity of the Algonquin nation, as a people who were setting up an independent government […]"

Etymology

Etymology tree English sever Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English severer From sever + -er.

Inflected Forms

severers (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce severer?: The recorded pronunciation is /sɪˈvɪəɹə(ɹ)/.
What does severer mean?: comparative form of severe: more severe
Where does severer come from?: Etymology tree English sever Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English severer From sever + -er.

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