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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fenestra

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.79 in modern English

Syllables
fen-es-tra
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An opening in a body, sometimes with a membrane.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Etruscan *πŒšπŒπŒ„πŒ”πŒ•πŒ“πŒ€ (*fnestra)bor.? Latin fenestraubor. English fenestra Unadapted borrowing from Latin fenestra. Existed in Middle English as fenestre, fenester, from Old English fenester (β€œwindow”).

Inflected Forms

fenestras (plural) fenestrae (plural) fenestræ (obsolete, plural)

Phrases

fenestra ovalis fenestra rotunda

Frequently Paired Words

defenestrate fenestella fenestral fenestra ovalis fenestra rotunda fenestrated fenestration fenestrule

Synonyms

vestibular window oval window

Questions

What does fenestra mean?
An opening in a body, sometimes with a membrane.
Where does fenestra come from?
Etymology tree Etruscan *πŒšπŒπŒ„πŒ”πŒ•πŒ“πŒ€ (*fnestra)bor.? Latin fenestraubor. English fenestra Unadapted borrowing from Latin fenestra. Existed in Middle English as fenestre, fenester, from Old English fenester (β€œwindow”).

How to pronounce fenestra

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