Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tachy-

/ˌtæk.ɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.09 in modern English

Syllables: tachy-
IPA: /ˌtæk.ɪ/

13

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰengʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *dʰn̥gʰ-ú-sder.? Ancient Greek τᾰχῠ́ς (tăkhŭ́s)bor. English tachy- Borrowed from Ancient Greek τᾰχῠ́ς (tăkhŭ́s, “swift”).

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌtæk.ɪ/
British English: /ˌtæk.ɪ/

Inflected Forms

tacho- (alternative)

Derived Forms

tachydidaxy tachydysrhythmia tachyglossia tachygraphy tachyhydrite tachykinin tachypsychia tachysterol tachytrope

Antonyms

brady-

Questions

How do you pronounce tachy-?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌtæk.ɪ/.
What does tachy- mean?: fast
Where does tachy- come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰengʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *dʰn̥gʰ-ú-sder.? Ancient Greek τᾰχῠ́ς (tăkhŭ́s)bor. English tachy- Borrowed from Ancient Greek τᾰχῠ́ς (tăkhŭ́s, “swift”).

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