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lenine

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.24 in modern English

Syllables
le-nine
IPA
6
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Alternative spelling of Lenin.

Archaic

Etymology

Transliteration of Russian Ле́нин (Lénin); this -ine variant (most likely influenced by the French Lénine) was common circa 1915–1923 but thereafter was displaced by what became the standard transliteration in English, Lenin. See there for more about the name's etymology.

Usage

Questions

What does lenine mean?
Alternative spelling of Lenin.
Where does lenine come from?
Transliteration of Russian Ле́нин (Lénin); this -ine variant (most likely influenced by the French Lénine) was common circa 1915–1923 but thereafter was displaced by what became the standard transliteration in English, Lenin. See there for more about the name's etymology.

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