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mereswine

/ˈmɪə(ɹ)ˌswaɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mereswine
IPA
/ˈmɪə(ɹ)ˌswaɪn/
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A porpoise or dolphin.

Archaic

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English mereswyn (“porpoise, dolphin”), from Old English mereswīn (“porpoise, dolphin”), from Proto-West Germanic *mariswīn, from Proto-Germanic *mariswīną (“dolphin, porpoise, cetacean”). By surface analysis, mere + swine or mer- + swine.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: mereswyn, mereswīn, *mariswīn, *mariswīną

Usage

Inflected Forms

mereswines (plural) mereswyne (alternative, Scotland) merswine (alternative, Scotland)

Frequently Paired Words

whale

Synonyms

sea hog sea pig seaswine

Questions

How do you pronounce mereswine?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɪə(ɹ)ˌswaɪn/.
What does mereswine mean?
A porpoise or dolphin.
Where does mereswine come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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