Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yemenite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.74 in modern English

Syllables: yemenite
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A native or inhabitant of Yemen.

noun

A Jewish native of Yemen, or a descendant of one.

Etymology

Etymology tree English Yemen Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēslbor. French -iteder. English -ite English Yemenite From Yemen + -ite.

Inflected Forms

Yemenites (plural)

Phrases

Yemenite deaf-blind hypopigmentation syndrome

Frequently Paired Words

Yemeni

Questions

What does yemenite mean?: A native or inhabitant of Yemen.
Where does yemenite come from?: Etymology tree English Yemen Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēslbor. French -iteder. English -ite English Yemenite From Yemen + -ite.

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