Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cinquefoil

/ˈsɪŋkˌfɔɪl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.48 in modern English

Syllables: cinq-foil
IPA: /ˈsɪŋkˌfɔɪl/

24

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A potentilla (flower).

noun

A stylized flower or leaf with five lobes.

noun

A particular knot of five crossings.

Example Sentences

"Witches always anointed themselves with ointments before departing up the chimney to their Sabbaths. One such ointment was composed of Aconite, Belladonna, Water Parsley, Cinquefoil and Babies' Fat."

Etymology

From Old French cinqfoil, from cinq (“five”) + foil (“leaf”).

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈsɪŋkˌfɔɪl/
British English: /ˈsɪŋk.fɔɪl/

Inflected Forms

cinquefoils (plural) cinqfoil (alternative) quinquefoil (alternative)

Derived Forms

cinquefoiled

Phrases

creeping cinquefoil

Frequently Paired Words

cinque multifoil polyfoil trefoil quatrefoil sexfoil octofoil

Synonyms

fiveleaf cinquefoil knot 5_1 T(5,2) five-finger

Questions

How do you pronounce cinquefoil?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɪŋkˌfɔɪl/.
What does cinquefoil mean?: A potentilla (flower).
Where does cinquefoil come from?: From Old French cinqfoil, from cinq (“five”) + foil (“leaf”).

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