Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

de-ice

/diːˈaɪs/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.80 in modern English

Syllables: de-ice
IPA: /diːˈaɪs/

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Alternative form of deice.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyH- Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyH-so-der. Proto-Germanic *īsą Proto-West Germanic *īs Old English īs Middle English is English ice English de-ice From de- + ice.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /diːˈaɪs/

Inflected Forms

de-ices (present, singular) de-icing (participle, present) de-iced (participle, past) de-iced (past)

Synonyms

defrost deice

Homonyms

deice

Rhymes With

nice price ice on ice advice twice vice cold as ice device rice sacrifice precise

Questions

How do you pronounce de-ice?: The recorded pronunciation is /diːˈaɪs/.
What does de-ice mean?: Alternative form of deice.
Where does de-ice come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyH- Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyH-so-der. Proto-Germanic *īsą Proto-West Germanic *īs Old English īs Middle English is English ice English de-ice From de- + ice.

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