Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

uncontained

/ˌʌn.kənˈteɪnd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.74 in modern English

Syllables
un-con-tained
IPA
/ˌʌn.kənˈteɪnd/
14
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

Etymology tree English un- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *ten- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *tn̥eh₁yéti Proto-Italic *tenēō Latin teneō Latin contineōder. Latin continērelbor. Old French contenirbor. Middle English conteinen English contain Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English contained English uncontained From un- + contained.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌʌn.kənˈteɪnd/
  • British English: /ˌʌn.kənˈteɪnd/

Inflected Forms

more uncontained (comparative) most uncontained (superlative)

Derived Forms

Rhymes With

Questions

How do you pronounce uncontained?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌʌn.kənˈteɪnd/.
What does uncontained mean?
Not contained; unconstrained
Where does uncontained come from?
Etymology tree English un- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *ten- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *tn̥eh₁yéti Proto-Italic *tenēō Latin teneō Latin contineōder. Latin continērelbor. Old French contenirbor. Middle English conteinen English contain Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English contained English uncontained From un- + contained.

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