Compound words A to Z

[bluzman61]

Countdown

 

[QuickHitCurepon]

Drumline

 

[bluzman61]

Eardrum

 

[QuickHitCurepon]

Forehead

 

[bluzman61]

Guideline

 

[QuickHitCurepon]

Harelip

 

[bluzman61]

Itself

 

[QuickHitCurepon]

Jumpshot

 

[bluzman61]

Knockout

 

[QuickHitCurepon]

Lovemaking

 

[bluzman61]

Meantime

 

[QuickHitCurepon]

Netminder

 

[bluzman61]

Outfield

 

[OhPleaseJustQuit]

Postman

 

[QuickHitCurepon]

Quitclaim

 

[bluzman61]

Racehorse

 

[The Sage of Main Street]

Same Goes for Theta. T-h, as in "Not Home."

Hyphen originally was a compound word, from the Greek hyp(o) hen, "under one (term)." The Greek phi was not pronounced as an f, but as ph in "flophouse." So, without that misunderstanding, today it would be pronounced "hype hen."

 

[QuickHitCurepon]

Toenail

 

[bluzman61]

Underwear

 

[OhPleaseJustQuit]

Vainglory