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intervallum

/ˌɪntə(ɹ)ˈvæləm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
in-ter-val-lum
IPA
/ˌɪntə(ɹ)ˈvæləm/
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An interval.

Obsolete

noun

The gap between an outer rampart and the fortress it surrounds.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥tér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Proto-Indo-European *welH-der. Proto-Italic *walso- Latin vallum Latin intervallumbor. English intervallum Borrowed from Latin intervallum.

Usage

Inflected Forms

intervallums (plural) intervalla (plural)

Derived Forms

intervallic

Questions

How do you pronounce intervallum?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɪntə(ɹ)ˈvæləm/.
What does intervallum mean?
An interval.
Where does intervallum come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥tér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Proto-Indo-European *welH-der. Proto-Italic *walso- Latin vallum Latin intervallumbor. English intervallum Borrowed from Latin intervallum.

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