Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dauphinese

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dauphi-nese
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Alternative form of Dauphinois: of, from or relating to the Dauphiny

noun

Alternative form of Dauphinois: a native or inhabitant of the Dauphiny

Example Sentences

"[…] the Dauphinese Alps […]"
"On the eighteenth of October, four days after the departure of the Dauphinese troops from Angoulême, […]"
"[…] a Dauphinese like himself, named Du Terrail, but better known as Bayard, […]"
"[…] the Dauphinese were ready to sacrifice all their special privileges […]"
"[…] the Dauphinese are called by all know them (without disparagement of other regions), the scarlet of the French nobility."
"The Dauphinese were quick to join the revolution, and also to welcome Napoleon on his return from Elba."

Etymology

From Dauphiny + -ese. Doublet of Dauphinois.

Rhymes With

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Questions

What does dauphinese mean?: Alternative form of Dauphinois: of, from or relating to the Dauphiny
Where does dauphinese come from?: From Dauphiny + -ese. Doublet of Dauphinois.

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