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petit nevis

/ˈpɛ.ti ˈniː.vɪs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.70 in modern English

Syllables
Pe-tit Ne-vis
IPA
/ˈpɛ.ti ˈniː.vɪs/
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An island of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

Etymology

Derived from French petit (“small”) and the toponym Nevis. Compare Petit Canouan, Petit Saint Vincent, Petite Dominique, Petite Martinique and Petite Mustique.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Questions

How do you pronounce petit nevis?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɛ.ti ˈniː.vɪs/.
What does petit nevis mean?
An island of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
Where does petit nevis come from?
It is traced to French.

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