Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

-vore

/-vɔː(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.20 in modern English

Syllables: -vore
IPA: /-vɔː(ɹ)/

7

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

suffix

An organism, usually animal, identified by its kind of diet.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷerh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *gʷorh₃éh₂ Proto-Italic *worā Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin vorōder. English -vore From Latin vorare (“to devour”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: *gʷerh₃-, vorare

Inflected Forms

-vores (plural)

Derived Forms

carnivore herbivore omnivore amphibivore corallivore detritivore folivore frondivore fructivore frugivore graminivore granivore

Phrases

cytovore - cytoplasma mycovore - fungi decaying matter -vorous -phagy

Frequently Paired Words

-vorous -phagy

Questions

How do you pronounce -vore?: The recorded pronunciation is /-vɔː(ɹ)/.
What does -vore mean?: An organism, usually animal, identified by its kind of diet.
Where does -vore come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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