Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

enif

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: enif
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A type-LC irregular variable supergiant, visible as a second-magnitude orange star, or telescopically as an apparent triple star, marking the nose of the horse in the northern constellation of Pegasus.

Example Sentences

"[Enif, Enf, and Enir, all titles for this, are from Al Anf, the Nose, by which the Arabians designated it.]"

Etymology

From Arabic أَنْف (ʔanf, “nose”) (i.e. of Pegasus).

Origin

Source language: Arabic

Word Breakdown

Root: أَنْف

Synonyms

ε Pegasi ε Peg Epsilon Pegasi

Questions

What does enif mean?: A type-LC irregular variable supergiant, visible as a second-magnitude orange star, or telescopically as an apparent triple star, marking the nose of the horse in the northern constellation of Pegasus.
Where does enif come from?: It is traced to Arabic.

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