Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

slaughters

/slˈɔtɚz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.36 in modern English

Syllables: slaugh-ters
IPA: /slˈɔtɚz/

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of slaughter

noun

plural of slaughter

name

The Cotswold villages of Upper Slaughter and Lower Slaughter in Gloucestershire, England, and the surrounding area.

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Origin

Source language: Old English

Word Breakdown

Root: *slōhtre

Inflected Forms

the Slaughters (canonical)

Rhymes With

waters daughters mcwatters mcwaters

Questions

How do you pronounce slaughters?: The recorded pronunciation is /slˈɔtɚz/.
What does slaughters mean?: third-person singular simple present indicative of slaughter
Where does slaughters come from?: It is traced to Old English.

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