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mersnake

/ˈmɜː(ɹ)sneɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mer-snake
IPA
/ˈmɜː(ɹ)sneɪk/
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sea snake.

noun

A mermaid snake.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From mer- + snake. Compare Middle English mereneddre (“sea-snake, lamprey”), from Old English merenǣddra, merenǣddre, merenǣdre (“lamprey, sea snake”, literally “sea-adder”).

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

mersnakes (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce mersnake?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɜː(ɹ)sneɪk/.
What does mersnake mean?
A sea snake.
Where does mersnake come from?
From mer- + snake. Compare Middle English mereneddre (“sea-snake, lamprey”), from Old English merenǣddra, merenǣddre, merenǣdre (“lamprey, sea snake”, literally “sea-adder”).

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