Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

flinder

/flɪndə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: flinder
IPA: /flɪndə/

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small piece or fragment; a thin slice; splinter

noun

A butterfly or moth.

Obsolete

verb

To flirt; run about in a fluttering manner

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"“It’s to swear to stand by one another, and never tell the gang’s secrets, even if you’re chopped all to flinders, and kill anybody and all his family that hurts one of the gang.”"

Etymology

From Middle English flendris, of North Germanic origin, from or related to Norwegian flindra, from Proto-Germanic *flintaz, from Proto-Indo-European *splind- (“to split, cleave”).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: flendris, -, flindra, *flintaz, *splind-, flindre

Usage

Inflected Forms

flinders (plural) flender (alternative) flinders (present, singular) flindering (participle, present) flindered (participle, past) flindered (past)

Derived Forms

flindermouse

Questions

How do you pronounce flinder?: The recorded pronunciation is /flɪndə/.
What does flinder mean?: A small piece or fragment; a thin slice; splinter
Where does flinder come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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