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subsoil

/ˈsʌbsɔɪl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.24 in modern English

Syllables
sub-soil
IPA
/ˈsʌbsɔɪl/
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The layer of earth that is below the topsoil.

Countable; Uncountable

verb

To turn up the subsoil of.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English soil English subsoil From sub- + soil.

Usage

Inflected Forms

subsoils (plural) subsoils (present, singular) subsoiling (participle, present) subsoiled (participle, past) subsoiled (past)

Derived Forms

subsoiler

Synonyms

undersoil

Questions

How do you pronounce subsoil?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsʌbsɔɪl/.
What does subsoil mean?
The layer of earth that is below the topsoil.
Where does subsoil come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English soil English subsoil From sub- + soil.

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