abele
/əˈbil/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.77 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The white poplar (Populus alba).
Example Sentences
- "But I account for my predilection, by the kind of pensive and melancholy peasure I used to feel, when in my childhood and early youth, I walked alone, in a long avenue of arbeal […]."
- "Six abeles i' the churchyard grow"
Etymology
From Middle English abelle, albell, aubel, from Old French aubel, aubiel, from Medieval Latin albellus (“white poplar”), diminutive of Latin albus (“white”). Some forms after Middle Dutch abeel, from Old French.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /əˈbil/
- British English: /əˈbiːl/