Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

-iferous

/-ˈɪfəɹəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: -if-er-ous
IPA: /-ˈɪfəɹəs/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

suffix

Alternative form of -ferous.

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin -i-bor. English -i- Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti Proto-Italic *ferō Latin ferō Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English -ferous English -iferous From -i- + -ferous.

Questions

How do you pronounce -iferous?: The recorded pronunciation is /-ˈɪfəɹəs/.
What does -iferous mean?: Alternative form of -ferous.
Where does -iferous come from?: Etymology tree Latin -i-bor. English -i- Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti Proto-Italic *ferō Latin ferō Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English -ferous English -iferous From -i- + -ferous.

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