Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

umbilicate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.25 in modern English

Syllables: um-bil-i-cate
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having a navel.

adj

Having a small umbo in a central depression, or a depression in the center of the cap.

adj

Supported by a central stalk.

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin umbilicātus, from umbilicus (“navel”) + -ātus. By surface analysis, umbilic- + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

Inflected Forms

more umbilicate (comparative) most umbilicate (superlative) umbilicated (alternative)

Derived Forms

nonumbilicate umbilication

Questions

What does umbilicate mean?: Having a navel.
Where does umbilicate come from?: Borrowed from New Latin umbilicātus, from umbilicus (“navel”) + -ātus. By surface analysis, umbilic- + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

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