Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

comune

/kəˈmuːneɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.76 in modern English

Syllables: co-mune
IPA: /kəˈmuːneɪ/

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

the smallest civil administrative unit in Italy, a municipality in Italy

noun

civil administrative unit in Switzerland, a municipality in Switzerland

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian comune. Doublet of commune.

Origin

Source language: Italian

Word Breakdown

Root: comune

Inflected Forms

comuni (plural) comunes (plural)

Synonyms

municipality

Questions

How do you pronounce comune?: The recorded pronunciation is /kəˈmuːneɪ/.
What does comune mean?: the smallest civil administrative unit in Italy, a municipality in Italy
Where does comune come from?: It is traced to Italian.

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