Speakur

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enswathe

/ɛnˈsweɪð/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
en-swathe
IPA
/ɛnˈsweɪð/
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To swathe or envelop (someone or something), as in swaddling clothes.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

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 swathe English enswathe From en- + swathe.

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ɛnˈsweɪð/

Usage

Inflected Forms

enswathes (present, singular) enswathing (participle, present) enswathed (participle, past) enswathed (past) inswathe (alternative)

Derived Forms

enswathement enswather

Rhymes With

bathe lathe swathe rathe spathe scathe saithe staithe flathe snathe stathe beswathe

Questions

How do you pronounce enswathe?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɛnˈsweɪð/.
What does enswathe mean?
To swathe or envelop (someone or something), as in swaddling clothes.
Where does enswathe 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 swathe English enswathe From en- + swathe.

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