Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

encoffin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: en-cof-fin
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To place or enclose in a coffin.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"The body having been encoffined, we two alone bore it to its rest."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Old French en-bor. Middle English en- English en- English coffin English encoffin From en- + coffin.

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

encoffins (present, singular) encoffining (participle, present) encoffined (participle, past) encoffined (past)

Derived Forms

encoffiner encoffinment

Questions

What does encoffin mean?: To place or enclose in a coffin.
Where does encoffin come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Old French en-bor. Middle English en- English en- English coffin English encoffin From en- + coffin.

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