Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

snead

/snˈid/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.38 in modern English

Syllables: snead
IPA: /snˈid/

6

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To cut; lop; prune.

Transitive verb

noun

A piece; bit; slice.

noun

British usage

name

Countable; Uncountable

name

A town in Blount County, Alabama, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

name

An unincorporated community in Columbia County, Georgia, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Verb from Middle English *sneden, *snæden (found in tosnæden), from Old English snǣdan (“to cut; feed”), from Proto-Germanic *snaidijaną, related to Middle High German sneiten, Icelandic sneiða, English snithe (“to cut”). More at snithe. Noun from Middle English snade, snede, from Old English snǣd (“piece, bit, slice; shaft, handle”), related to Icelandic sneið.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: *sneden, snǣdan, *snaidijaną, snade, snǣd

Usage

Inflected Forms

sneads (present, singular) sneading (participle, present) sneaded (participle, past) sneaded (past) sneed (alternative) sned (alternative) snathe (alternative) snade (alternative) snid (alternative) sneads (plural)

Synonyms

chip fragment bit chunk tranche clip crumb crumbling cutting flake fleak hunk

Rhymes With

need speed agreed indeed feed we'd seed succeed guaranteed weed she'd proceed

Questions

How do you pronounce snead?: The recorded pronunciation is /snˈid/.
What does snead mean?: To cut; lop; prune.
Where does snead come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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