Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unopenable

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
un-open-able
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That cannot be opened.

Etymology

Etymology tree English un- Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Germanic *ub Proto-Germanic *upp Proto-Germanic *upanaz Proto-West Germanic *opan Old English open Middle English open English open Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English openable English unopenable From un- + openable.

Derived Forms

Questions

What does unopenable mean?
That cannot be opened.
Where does unopenable come from?
Etymology tree English un- Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Germanic *ub Proto-Germanic *upp Proto-Germanic *upanaz Proto-West Germanic *opan Old English open Middle English open English open Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English openable English unopenable From un- + openable.

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