speechless

Significado (Inglés)

  1. (not-comparable) Not speaking; not knowing what to say; silent, especially due to surprise, amazement, etc.; wordless.
  2. (archaic, not-comparable) Synonym of unspeakable.

Frecuencia

C2
Pronunciado como (IPA)
/ˈspiːt͡ʃ.lɪs/
Etimología (Inglés)

In summary

From Middle English specheles, from Old English sprǣċlēas (“speechless; without the power of speak”), from Proto-Germanic *sprēkalausaz, equivalent to speech + -less. Cognate with West Frisian sprakeleas (“speechless”), Dutch sprakeloos (“speechless”), German Low German spraaklos (“speechless”), German sprachlos (“speechless”).

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