Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gneeve

/ɡəˈniːv/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: gneeve
IPA: /ɡəˈniːv/

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A twelfth part of a ploughland / carucate

Etymology

Borrowed from Irish gníomh, from Old Irish gním, from Proto-Celtic *gnīmus, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁-.

Origin

Source language: Proto-Indo-European

Word Breakdown

Root: gním, *gnīmus, *ǵenh₁-

Inflected Forms

gneeves (plural)

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce gneeve?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɡəˈniːv/.
What does gneeve mean?: A twelfth part of a ploughland / carucate
Where does gneeve come from?: It is traced to Proto-Indo-European.

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