Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ventrally

/ˈvɛntɹəli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.21 in modern English

Syllables: ven-tral-ly
IPA: /ˈvɛntɹəli/

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a ventral manner or orientation.

Etymology

Etymology tree English ventral Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English ventrally From ventral + -ly.

Derived Forms

anteroventrally antroventrally caudoventrally cranioventrally distoventrally dorsiventrally dorsoventrally lateroventrally medioventrally mesioventrally mesoventrally midventrally

Phrases

dorso-ventrally

Questions

How do you pronounce ventrally?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈvɛntɹəli/.
What does ventrally mean?: In a ventral manner or orientation.
Where does ventrally come from?: Etymology tree English ventral Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English ventrally From ventral + -ly.

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