Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

swordlike

/sˈɔɹdlˌaɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sword-like
IPA: /sˈɔɹdlˌaɪk/

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

resembling a sword

Etymology

Etymology tree English sword Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English swordlike From sword + -like.

Inflected Forms

more swordlike (comparative) most swordlike (superlative)

Synonyms

ensiform sword-shaped bladelike

Questions

How do you pronounce swordlike?: The recorded pronunciation is /sˈɔɹdlˌaɪk/.
What does swordlike mean?: resembling a sword
Where does swordlike come from?: Etymology tree English sword Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English swordlike From sword + -like.

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