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tutelar

/ˈtuːtəlɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tu-tel-ar
IPA
/ˈtuːtəlɚ/
7
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Serving as a guardian; protective; tutelary.

noun

One that is tutelary.

Etymology

From Latin tūtelāris, from tūtēla (“tutelage, guardianship; dependent, client”) + -āris (suffix used to form an adjective, usually from a noun, indicating a relationship or a pertaining to).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈtuːtəlɚ/
  • British English: /ˈtjuːtələ/

Inflected Forms

more tutelar (comparative) most tutelar (superlative) tutelars (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

tutelage tutelarity tutor

Synonyms

protective tutelaric tutelary guardian protector custodial

Questions

How do you pronounce tutelar?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtuːtəlɚ/.
What does tutelar mean?
Serving as a guardian; protective; tutelary.
Where does tutelar come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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