Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pluviôse

/ˈpluvioʊs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
plu-viose
IPA
/ˈpluvioʊs/
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The fifth month of the French Republican Calendar, from January 20, 21 or 22 to February 18, 19 or 20.

Etymology

Borrowed from French pluviôse, from Latin pluviōsus (“rainy”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: pluviôse, pluviōsus

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈpluvioʊs/
  • British English: /ˈpluːvɪəʊs/

Inflected Forms

Rhymes With

Questions

How do you pronounce pluviôse?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpluvioʊs/.
What does pluviôse mean?
The fifth month of the French Republican Calendar, from January 20, 21 or 22 to February 18, 19 or 20.
Where does pluviôse come from?
It is traced to French.

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