Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nidal

/nɪdˈɑl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.06 in modern English

Syllables: nidal
IPA: /nɪdˈɑl/

6

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to nests.

adj

Of the uterus, exhibiting thickening before implantation of an ovum.

adj

Of or pertaining to a nidus.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁en-? Proto-Indo-European *ní Proto-Indo-European *sed- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *nisdós Proto-Italic *nizdos Latin nīdus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English nidal From Latin nīdus (“nest”) + English -al.

Derived Forms

extranidal internidal intranidal nidality prenidal

Frequently Paired Words

nidation

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce nidal?: The recorded pronunciation is /nɪdˈɑl/.
What does nidal mean?: Of or pertaining to nests.
Where does nidal come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁en-? Proto-Indo-European *ní Proto-Indo-European *sed- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *nisdós Proto-Italic *nizdos Latin nīdus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English nidal From Latin nīdus (“nest”) + English -al.

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