Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

siscon

/ˈsɪs.kɑn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sis-con
IPA
/ˈsɪs.kɑn/
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Strong attachment or attraction to one's own sister.

Uncountable

noun

A person with such an attachment or attraction.

Countable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésh₂r̥ Proto-Indo-European *su-h₁ésh₂-ōr? Proto-Indo-European *swé Proto-Indo-European *-sōr ? Proto-Indo-European *swésōrder. Proto-Germanic *swestēr Proto-West Germanic *swester Old English sweostor Middle English suster English sister Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *pel- Proto-Indo-European *pleḱ-der. Proto-Italic *plektōder. Latin plectō Latin complector Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin complexuslbor. French complexebor. English complex Japanese シスターコンプレックスclip. Japanese シスコンbor. English siscon Borrowed from Japanese シスコン (shisukon), from シスターコンプレックス (shisutā konpurekkusu, “sister complex”), itself borrowed from English sister complex. By surface analysis, sis (“sister”) + -con (“abnormal sexual attraction”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈsɪs.kɑn/
  • British English: /ˈsɪs.kɒn/

Usage

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Questions

How do you pronounce siscon?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɪs.kɑn/.
What does siscon mean?
Strong attachment or attraction to one's own sister.
Where does siscon come from?
It is traced to English.

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