Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hymenal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hy-menal
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, or pertaining to, the hymen

Etymology

Etymology tree English hymen Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English hymenal From hymen + -al.

Questions

What does hymenal mean?
Of, or pertaining to, the hymen
Where does hymenal come from?
Etymology tree English hymen Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English hymenal From hymen + -al.

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