athematic

a·the·mat·ic

A a

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [ey-thee-mat-ik]
- /ˌeɪ θiˈmæt ɪk/
- /ˌaθɪmˈatɪk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ey-thee-mat-ik]
- /ˌeɪ θiˈmæt ɪk/

Definitions of athematic word

adjective athematic not based on themes 3
adjective athematic (of verbs) having a suffix attached immediately to the stem, without an intervening vowel 3
adjective athematic inflected without a thematic vowel. 1
adjective athematic (linguistics) Of a root, not having a thematic vowel and thus attaching inflections directly to the root. 0

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Origin of athematic

First appearance:

before 1890

One of the 20% newest English words

First recorded in 1890-95; a-6 + thematic

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Parts of speech for Athematic

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Athematic

athematic popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 74% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

athematic usage trend in Literature

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