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windsurf

/ˈwɪndsɜː(ɹ)f/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.66 in modern English

Syllables
wind-surf
IPA
/ˈwɪndsɜː(ɹ)f/
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To ride a surfboard that has an attached sail

Intransitive verb

noun

An act of windsurfing.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂weh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *h₂wḗh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *h₂wéh₁n̥ts Proto-Germanic *windaz Proto-West Germanic *wind Old English wind Middle English wynd English wind Middle English suffe? English suff? English surf English windsurf From wind + surf.

Usage

Inflected Forms

windsurfs (present, singular) windsurfing (participle, present) windsurfed (participle, past) windsurfed (past) windsurfs (plural)

Phrases

windsurf board

Frequently Paired Words

windsurfer

Questions

How do you pronounce windsurf?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈwɪndsɜː(ɹ)f/.
What does windsurf mean?
To ride a surfboard that has an attached sail
Where does windsurf come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂weh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *h₂wḗh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *h₂wéh₁n̥ts Proto-Germanic *windaz Proto-West Germanic *wind Old English wind Middle English wynd English wind Middle English suffe? English suff? English surf English windsurf From wind + surf.

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