vineyard
/ˈvɪn.jɚd/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.54 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A grape plantation, especially one used in the production of wine.
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A surname.
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A suburb of Sydney in the Blacktown council area and the Hawkesbury council area, New South Wales, Australia.
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A census-designated place in Sacramento County, California, United States.
Example Sentences
- "The vineyard of Château Margaux stands as the producer of one of the world's greatest and most sought-after red wines."
- "A vineyard is flooded in Walnut Grove on January 4."
Etymology
Equivalent to vine + yard; from Middle English vyneȝerd (circa 1300), following earlier Old English wīnġeard (“wine yard, vine yard”), with vine (from Old French vigne (“vine, vineyard”), from Latin vīnea) replacing native Old English wīn (“wine, vine”). The earlier wīnġeard may have had the sense of “vine” already, with /w/ → /v/ facilitated by common v-/w- interchange. Compare Dutch wijngaard (literally “wine garden”) and German Weingarten alongside contracted Wingert. (Dutch gaard, German Garten are cognate to English yard.)
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: vyneȝerd
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈvɪn.jɚd/
- British English: /ˈvɪn.jəd/
Inflected Forms
vineyards (plural)
vinyard (alternative, obsolete)
vinyerd (alternative, obsolete)
the Vineyard (canonical)
Derived Forms
Phrases
Martha's Vineyard
New Vineyard
Vineyard Haven
vineyard leek
vineyard seating
vineyard snail
vineyard sprayer's lung