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linné

/lˈɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.66 in modern English

Syllables
linne
IPA
/lˈɪn/
4
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Alternative form of Linnaeus.

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish. Gallicization of Latin Linnaeus. The Swedish biologist Carl Linnaeus took the surname Linné when he was ennobled in 1762. At that point, he was already renowned abroad by the name Linnaeus.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Phrases

Kapp Linné

Rhymes With

in. zlín berlín o'guinn

Questions

How do you pronounce linné?
The recorded pronunciation is /lˈɪn/.
What does linné mean?
Alternative form of Linnaeus.
Where does linné come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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