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errhine

/ˈɛɹ.aɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
er-rhine
IPA
/ˈɛɹ.aɪn/
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Causing an increase in mucus within the nose, and hence causing one to sneeze.

noun

A medicine applied inside the nose to increase the production of mucus, and hence sneezing.

Etymology

From Latin errhīnum, from Ancient Greek ἔρρινον (érrhinon), from ἐν (en, “in”) + ῥίς (rhís, “nostril”).

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈɛɹ.aɪn/
  • British English: /ˈɛɹ.aɪn/

Inflected Forms

more errhine (comparative) most errhine (superlative) errhines (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce errhine?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɛɹ.aɪn/.
What does errhine mean?
Causing an increase in mucus within the nose, and hence causing one to sneeze.
Where does errhine come from?
From Latin errhīnum, from Ancient Greek ἔρρινον (érrhinon), from ἐν (en, “in”) + ῥίς (rhís, “nostril”).

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