Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

und

/ʌnd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.94 in modern English

Syllables
und
IPA
/ʌnd/
4
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A wave.

Obsolete

noun

A billow- or wave-like marking.

noun

Nonstandard spelling of and, usually signifying a German accent, due to "und" meaning "and" in German..

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Etymology

From Middle English unde (“a wave”), from either the Old French unde or Latin unda (“wave”). Doublet of water, ultimately from the same Indo-European root.

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Inflected Forms

unds (plural) vnd (alternative)

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Questions

How do you pronounce und?
The recorded pronunciation is /ʌnd/.
What does und mean?
A wave.
Where does und come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce und

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