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ninevite

/ˈnɪnəvaɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ninevite
IPA
/ˈnɪnəvaɪt/
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A native or inhabitant of Nineveh.

noun

Synonym of Assyrian script.

Obsolete

adj

Related to Nineveh.

Etymology

From Old English Niniuete, from Latin Ninivita; by surface analysis, Nineveh + -ite.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Niniuete, Ninivita

Usage

Inflected Forms

Ninevites (plural) more Ninevite (comparative) most Ninevite (superlative)

Derived Forms

Ninevitic Ninevitical Ninevitish

Synonyms

Assyrian script

Questions

How do you pronounce ninevite?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈnɪnəvaɪt/.
What does ninevite mean?
A native or inhabitant of Nineveh.
Where does ninevite come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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