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flammule

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
flam-mule
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A little flame or flame-like pattern.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-der. Proto-Italic *flagmā Latin flamma Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ula Latin flammulabor. English flammule Borrowed from Latin flammula, from flamma (“flame”) + -ula (diminutive suffix).

Inflected Forms

flammules (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

flammability flammable inflammable inflammation inflammatory

Questions

What does flammule mean?
A little flame or flame-like pattern.
Where does flammule come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-der. Proto-Italic *flagmā Latin flamma Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ula Latin flammulabor. English flammule Borrowed from Latin flammula, from flamma (“flame”) + -ula (diminutive suffix).

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