Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

styfziekte

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: styfziek-te
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Paralysis of cattle or sheep, having various possible causes such as Crotalaria poisoning.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Afrikaans styfziekte.

Origin

Source language: Afrikaans

Word Breakdown

Root: styfziekte

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

lamziekte

Synonyms

stiff sickness

Questions

What does styfziekte mean?: Paralysis of cattle or sheep, having various possible causes such as Crotalaria poisoning.
Where does styfziekte come from?: It is traced to Afrikaans.

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