Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nivôse

/niˈvoʊz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: nivose
IPA: /niˈvoʊz/

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The fourth month of the French Republican Calendar, from December 21, 22 or 23 to January 19, 20 or 21.

Etymology

Borrowed from French nivôse, from Latin nivōsus (“snowy”).

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: nivôse, nivōsus

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /niˈvoʊz/
British English: /nɪˈvəʊz/

Inflected Forms

Nivôses (plural) Nivose (alternative)

Rhymes With

o's s'pose châteaux thoroughs scros

Questions

How do you pronounce nivôse?: The recorded pronunciation is /niˈvoʊz/.
What does nivôse mean?: The fourth month of the French Republican Calendar, from December 21, 22 or 23 to January 19, 20 or 21.
Where does nivôse come from?: It is traced to French.

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