Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

supertanker

/sˈupɚtˌæŋkɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.76 in modern English

Syllables: su-per-tanker
IPA: /sˈupɚtˌæŋkɚ/

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An extremely large tanker ship.

Example Sentences

"But the task is like trying to turn a super tanker round 180 degrees - it can't be done quickly."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- Prakrit 𑀝𑀁𑀓 (ṭaṃka) Gujarati ટાંકી (ṭā̃kī)bor. Portuguese tanquebor. English tank Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English tanker English supertanker From super- + tanker.

Inflected Forms

supertankers (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce supertanker?: The recorded pronunciation is /sˈupɚtˌæŋkɚ/.
What does supertanker mean?: An extremely large tanker ship.
Where does supertanker come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- Prakrit 𑀝𑀁𑀓 (ṭaṃka) Gujarati ટાંકી (ṭā̃kī)bor. Portuguese tanquebor. English tank Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English tanker English supertanker From super- + tanker.

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