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uvulo-

/ju.vjəl.oʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
uvu-lo-
IPA
/ju.vjəl.oʊ/
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
3
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

Of or pertaining to the uvula.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyHw-der. Proto-Italic *oiwā Latin ūva Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ula Late Latin ūvulabor. English uvula Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English uvulo- From uvula + -o-.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ju.vjəl.oʊ/
  • British English: /juː.vjʊl.əʊ/

Inflected Forms

uvul- (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce uvulo-?
The recorded pronunciation is /ju.vjəl.oʊ/.
What does uvulo- mean?
Of or pertaining to the uvula.
Where does uvulo- come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyHw-der. Proto-Italic *oiwā Latin ūva Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ula Late Latin ūvulabor. English uvula Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English uvulo- From uvula + -o-.

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