Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

-cast

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.79 in modern English

Syllables: -cast
IPA

6

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

suffix

Forming words for audiovisual content distributed to an audience, usually in a manner denoted by the word stem.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-der.? Proto-Germanic *braidaz Proto-West Germanic *braid Old English brād Middle English brod English broad Proto-Germanic *kas- Proto-Germanic *kastōną Old Norse kastabor. Middle English casten English cast English broadcast English -cast Back-formation from broadcast.

Phrases

Solid compounds based on cam and others

Frequently Paired Words

Solid compounds based on cam dashcam and others

Questions

What does -cast mean?: Forming words for audiovisual content distributed to an audience, usually in a manner denoted by the word stem.
Where does -cast come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-der.? Proto-Germanic *braidaz Proto-West Germanic *braid Old English brād Middle English brod English broad Proto-Germanic *kas- Proto-Germanic *kastōną Old Norse kastabor. Middle English casten English cast English broadcast English -cast Back-formation from broadcast.

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