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finew

/ˈfɪnjuː/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
finew
IPA
/ˈfɪnjuː/
11
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

moldiness

Uncountable

Etymology

From Middle English *fine, from Old English fyne (“moisture, mold, mildew”), from Proto-Germanic *funiz, *fun- (“moisture, mold”), from Proto-Indo-European *poni-o- (“mud, slush, morass”). Related to Middle Low German vunsch, Middle Dutch vunsc (“musty”), Old English fenn (“swamp, bog”). More at fen.

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Frequently Paired Words

fenowed vinew vinnewed vinewed

Questions

How do you pronounce finew?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfɪnjuː/.
What does finew mean?
moldiness
Where does finew come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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