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tuskless

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tusk-less
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Lacking tusks.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *tunþskaz Proto-West Germanic *tunsk Old English tūsc Old English tūx Middle English tusk English tusk Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English tuskless From tusk + -less.

Derived Forms

tusklessness

Questions

What does tuskless mean?
Lacking tusks.
Where does tuskless come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *tunþskaz Proto-West Germanic *tunsk Old English tūsc Old English tūx Middle English tusk English tusk Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English tuskless From tusk + -less.

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