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snowmelt

/ˈsnoʊˌmɛlt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.21 in modern English

Syllables
snowmelt
IPA
/ˈsnoʊˌmɛlt/
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Runoff from melting snow.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

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 English melt English snowmelt From snow + melt.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈsnoʊˌmɛlt/

Usage

Inflected Forms

snowmelts (plural) snow melt (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

thaw

Questions

How do you pronounce snowmelt?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsnoʊˌmɛlt/.
What does snowmelt mean?
Runoff from melting snow.
Where does snowmelt 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 English melt English snowmelt From snow + melt.

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