Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fingerling

/ˈfɪŋɡəɹlɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.92 in modern English

Syllables: fin-ger-ling
IPA: /ˈfɪŋɡəɹlɪŋ/

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A juvenile fish that has developed scales and working fins.

noun

A type of small potato grown primarily in North America.

noun

An infant weasel, stoat, ferret; esp. weasels.

noun

Any finger-sized version of something typically larger.

Example Sentences

"Oh, but those little crab-lingered fingerlings really wanted to get in! Now some were trying to claw up through an old knothole whose bole had aged and didn’t sit true in the plank. […] But here came the dwarf opening her door, and the spiderlets melted away."

Etymology

From Middle English fyngyrlynge, equivalent to finger + -ling, from having the size of a human finger.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: fyngyrlynge
Suffix: finger

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈfɪŋɡəɹlɪŋ/
British English: /ˈfɪŋɡəlɪŋ/

Inflected Forms

fingerlings (plural)

Rhymes With

being something thing bring thinking king spring ring wing sing string swing

Questions

How do you pronounce fingerling?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfɪŋɡəɹlɪŋ/.
What does fingerling mean?: A juvenile fish that has developed scales and working fins.
Where does fingerling come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce fingerling

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