How Do You Spell SUBTRACTERS?

Pronunciation: [sʌbtɹˈaktəz] (IPA)

The word "subtracters" is spelled with a double consonant "tt" before the "-er" suffix, indicating that the stress falls on the second syllable. The IPA phonetic transcription for "subtracters" is /səbˈtræktərz/. The stress is indicated by the apostrophe before the stressed syllable, and the "æ" represents the vowel sound in "cat." This word is plural noun form of the base word "subtract," which means to take away or deduct. Therefore, "subtracters" refers to those who do the action of subtraction.

Common Misspellings for SUBTRACTERS

• aubtracters
• zubtracters
• xubtracters
• dubtracters
• eubtracters
• wubtracters
• sybtracters
• shbtracters
• sjbtracters
• sibtracters
• s8btracters
• s7btracters
• suvtracters
• suntracters
• suhtracters
• sugtracters
• subrracters
• subfracters
• subgracters
• subyracters

Etymology of SUBTRACTERS

The word "subtracters" is the plural form of the noun "subtracter", which is derived from the verb "subtract".

The verb "subtract" itself has an etymology originating from Latin. It comes from the Latin word "subtrahere", which is a combination of the prefix "sub-" meaning "under" or "less" and the verb "trahere" meaning "to draw" or "to pull". "Subtrahere" literally translates to "to draw from under" or "to take away".

Over time, the verb "subtrahere" evolved into "subtrahere" in late Middle English, and then became "subtract" in English around the 16th century. From this verb, the noun "subtracter" was formed, which refers to someone or something that subtracts or performs subtraction.