Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

plowshare

/plˈaʊʃˌeɪɹ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.47 in modern English

Syllables: plow-share
IPA: /plˈaʊʃˌeɪɹ/

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative spelling of ploughshare.

American usage

Example Sentences

"And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more."

Etymology

From Middle English plowgh-schare, plowh schare, equivalent to plow + share. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Plouchskoar (“ploughshare”), West Frisian ploechskaar (“ploughshare”), Dutch ploegschaar (“ploughshare”), German Low German Ploogschoor (“ploughshare”), German Pflugschar (“ploughshare”), Danish plovskær (“ploughshare”), Norwegian plogskjær (“ploughshare”). Eclipsed non-native Middle English culter (“ploughshare”), from Old English culter (“ploughshare, coulter, dagger”), borrowed from Latin culter (“knife, razor”).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: plowgh-schare

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

plowshares (plural)

Synonyms

ploughshare share

Questions

How do you pronounce plowshare?: The recorded pronunciation is /plˈaʊʃˌeɪɹ/.
What does plowshare mean?: Alternative spelling of ploughshare.
Where does plowshare come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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