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theorbist

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
the-o-r-bist
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone who plays a theorbo.

Etymology

Etymology tree English theorbo Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English theorbist From theorbo + -ist.

Inflected Forms

theorbists (plural) theorboist (alternative)

Questions

What does theorbist mean?
Someone who plays a theorbo.
Where does theorbist come from?
Etymology tree English theorbo Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English theorbist From theorbo + -ist.

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