Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sidewise

/sˈaɪdwˌaɪz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.60 in modern English

Syllables: side-wise
IPA: /sˈaɪdwˌaɪz/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *seh₁-der. Proto-Germanic *sīdaz Proto-Germanic *sīdǭ Old English sīde Middle English side English side Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Indo-European *weyd-s-ós Proto-Germanic *wīsaz Proto-Germanic *-wīsaz Proto-West Germanic *-wīs Old English -wīs Middle English -wis English -wise English sidewise From side + -wise.

Inflected Forms

more sidewise (comparative) most sidewise (superlative)

Synonyms

sideways sideway

Questions

How do you pronounce sidewise?: The recorded pronunciation is /sˈaɪdwˌaɪz/.
What does sidewise mean?: sideways
Where does sidewise come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *seh₁-der. Proto-Germanic *sīdaz Proto-Germanic *sīdǭ Old English sīde Middle English side English side Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Indo-European *weyd-s-ós Proto-Germanic *wīsaz Proto-Germanic *-wīsaz Proto-West Germanic *-wīs Old English -wīs Middle English -wis English -wise English sidewise From side + -wise.

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