Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

-arone

/əˌɹoʊn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: -arone
IPA: /əˌɹoʊn/

5

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

suffix

Used to form names of antiarrhythmics.

Etymology

Etymology tree Old Tupi kumarubor. French coumarou Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnus French -in Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Italic *-ā Latin -am Old French -e French -e French -ine French coumarinebor. German Ketonbor. English ketone English -one English coumarone English -arone From coumarone.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /əˌɹoʊn/
British English: /ə.ɹəʊn/

Questions

How do you pronounce -arone?: The recorded pronunciation is /əˌɹoʊn/.
What does -arone mean?: Used to form names of antiarrhythmics.
Where does -arone come from?: Etymology tree Old Tupi kumarubor. French coumarou Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnus French -in Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Italic *-ā Latin -am Old French -e French -e French -ine French coumarinebor. German Ketonbor. English ketone English -one English coumarone English -arone From coumarone.

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