Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nil-

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.33 in modern English

Syllables
nil-
IPA
3
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

Zero.

prefix

Used for the digit zero to form systematic element names of elements whose existence has been predicted, and which have not yet been given a trivial name.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin nil (“nothing”), shortened form of nihil.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does nil- mean?
Zero.
Where does nil- come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce nil-

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