Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

uni-

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.69 in modern English

Syllables: uni-
IPA

3

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

2

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Italic *oinos Old Latin oinos Latin ūnus Latin ūni-der. English uni- From Latin uni-, combining form of unus (“one”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: uni-

Frequently Paired Words

uno

Synonyms

mono-

Questions

What does uni- mean?: one, single
Where does uni- come from?: It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce uni-

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