Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nowd

/naʊd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: nowd
IPA: /naʊd/

8

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A grey gurnard (Trigla gurnardus, now Eutrigla gurnadus), a fish of European waters.

Etymology

Derived from Irish cnúdán.

Origin

Source language: Irish

Word Breakdown

Root: cnúdán

Inflected Forms

nowds (plural) knoud (alternative)

Homonyms

nowed

Questions

How do you pronounce nowd?: The recorded pronunciation is /naʊd/.
What does nowd mean?: A grey gurnard (Trigla gurnardus, now Eutrigla gurnadus), a fish of European waters.
Where does nowd come from?: It is traced to Irish.

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