Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

zoosperm

/ˈzoʊ.ə.spɝm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: zoosperm
IPA: /ˈzoʊ.ə.spɝm/

21

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

spermatozoon (sperm cell).

Dated

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃- Proto-Indo-European *gʷyéh₃-w-os Proto-Hellenic *d͏̌ōwós Ancient Greek ζωός (zōós) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos)? Ancient Greek -ῐον (-ĭon) Ancient Greek ζώῐ̈ον (zṓĭ̈on) Ancient Greek ζῷον (zōîon)der. English zoo- Middle English sperme English sperm English zoosperm From zoo- + sperm.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈzoʊ.ə.spɝm/
British English: /ˈzəʊ.ə.spɜːm/

Usage

Dated

Inflected Forms

zoosperms (plural) zoösperm (alternative)

Derived Forms

zoospermic

Questions

How do you pronounce zoosperm?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈzoʊ.ə.spɝm/.
What does zoosperm mean?: spermatozoon (sperm cell).
Where does zoosperm come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃- Proto-Indo-European *gʷyéh₃-w-os Proto-Hellenic *d͏̌ōwós Ancient Greek ζωός (zōós) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos)? Ancient Greek -ῐον (-ĭon) Ancient Greek ζώῐ̈ον (zṓĭ̈on) Ancient Greek ζῷον (zōîon)der. English zoo- Middle English sperme English sperm English zoosperm From zoo- + sperm.

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