Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

snowbound

/ˈsnoʊˌbaʊnd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.03 in modern English

Syllables: snow-bound
IPA: /ˈsnoʊˌbaʊnd/

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Prevented from moving or traveling due to snow or snowy weather.

adj

Of a location or other destination, inaccessible due to being covered in snow.

Example Sentences

"When a passenger or freight train is snowbound, any train crew or passengers must first be rescued and taken to the nearest station. This task is usually done by local trackmen."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sneygʷʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *snóygʷʰos Proto-Germanic *snaiwaz Proto-West Germanic *snaiw Old English snāw Middle English snow English snow Old Norse búinnbor. Middle English bownde English bound English -bound English snowbound From snow + -bound.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈsnoʊˌbaʊnd/

Synonyms

snowed in storm-stayed

Questions

How do you pronounce snowbound?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsnoʊˌbaʊnd/.
What does snowbound mean?: Prevented from moving or traveling due to snow or snowy weather.
Where does snowbound come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sneygʷʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *snóygʷʰos Proto-Germanic *snaiwaz Proto-West Germanic *snaiw Old English snāw Middle English snow English snow Old Norse búinnbor. Middle English bownde English bound English -bound English snowbound From snow + -bound.

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