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avel

/əˈvɛl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.32 in modern English

Syllables
av-el
IPA
/əˈvɛl/
7
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To pull away.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

noun

A mourner.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Italic *ap Latin abder. Latin ab- Proto-Indo-European *welh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *wl̥néh₃ti Proto-Italic *welnō Latin vellō Latin āvellōbor. English avel Borrowed from Latin āvellō.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

avels (present, singular) avelling (participle, present) avelled (participle, past) avelled (past) avels (plural) avelim (plural) ovel (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

avelut

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce avel?
The recorded pronunciation is /əˈvɛl/.
What does avel mean?
To pull away.
Where does avel come from?
It is traced to Hebrew.

How to pronounce avel

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