Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

snowboard

/ˈsnoʊˌbɔɹd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.01 in modern English

Syllables: snow-board
IPA: /ˈsnoʊˌbɔɹd/

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A board, somewhat like a broad ski, or a very long skateboard with no wheels, used in the sport of snowboarding.

verb

To ride a snowboard.

Intransitive verb

verb

To travel over (a slope etc.) on a snowboard.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"The forecast calls for a slight warming trend in the coming days, with sunny skies and daytime temperatures reaching the midteens on Sunday and Monday, when the men will hit the snowboard course."
"I have snowboarded this slope a dozen times."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sneygʷʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *snóygʷʰos Proto-Germanic *snaiwaz Proto-West Germanic *snaiw Old English snāw Middle English snow English snow Proto-Germanic *burdą Proto-West Germanic *bord Old English bord Middle English bord English board English snowboard From snow + board.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈsnoʊˌbɔɹd/
British English: /ˈsnəʊˌbɔːd/

Usage

Inflected Forms

snowboards (plural) snowboards (present, singular) snowboarding (participle, present) snowboarded (participle, past) snowboarded (past)

Derived Forms

parasnowboard snowboarder snowboarding snowscoot snowboardable

Phrases

alpine snowboard snowboard cross

Questions

How do you pronounce snowboard?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsnoʊˌbɔɹd/.
What does snowboard mean?: A board, somewhat like a broad ski, or a very long skateboard with no wheels, used in the sport of snowboarding.
Where does snowboard come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sneygʷʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *snóygʷʰos Proto-Germanic *snaiwaz Proto-West Germanic *snaiw Old English snāw Middle English snow English snow Proto-Germanic *burdą Proto-West Germanic *bord Old English bord Middle English bord English board English snowboard From snow + board.

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