Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tribesman

/tɹˈaɪbzmæn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.11 in modern English

Syllables: tribesman
IPA: /tɹˈaɪbzmæn/

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A (usually male) member of a tribe.

Etymology

Etymology tree English tribe English -s- Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Middle English man Middle English -man English -man English tribesman From tribe + -s- + -man.

Inflected Forms

tribesmen (plural)

Derived Forms

nontribesman tribesmanship

Questions

How do you pronounce tribesman?: The recorded pronunciation is /tɹˈaɪbzmæn/.
What does tribesman mean?: A (usually male) member of a tribe.
Where does tribesman come from?: Etymology tree English tribe English -s- Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Middle English man Middle English -man English -man English tribesman From tribe + -s- + -man.

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