Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

first fruits

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.06 in modern English

Syllables: first fruits
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The first part of a harvest; sometimes made into an offering

noun

The first profits from an undertaking

Example Sentences

"And Pitheus alſo had giuen it out abroad, that he was begotten of Neptune, becauſe the TROEZENIANS haue this god in great veneration, and doe worſhip him as patron and protector of their citie, making offerings to him of their firſt fruits: and they haue for the marke and ſtamp of their money, the three picked mace, which is the ſigne of Neptune, called his Trident."

Etymology

From Middle English firste fruytes, fyrste frutes, furste frutes (“first fruits”), equivalent to first + fruits.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: firste fruytes

Inflected Forms

first-fruits (alternative) firstfruits (alternative)

Questions

What does first fruits mean?: The first part of a harvest; sometimes made into an offering
Where does first fruits come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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