Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

underseas

/ˌʌndɚsˈiz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
un-der-seas
IPA
/ˌʌndɚsˈiz/
10
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *h₂én Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰi ? Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English seas English underseas From under- + seas.

Rhymes With

Questions

How do you pronounce underseas?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌʌndɚsˈiz/.
What does underseas mean?
Under the surface of the sea or ocean, underwater.
Where does underseas come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *h₂én Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰi ? Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English seas English underseas From under- + seas.

How to pronounce underseas

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