Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nulla

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.01 in modern English

Syllables: nul-la
IPA

5

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of nullah (“stream-bed, ravine”).

noun

Alternative form of nulla-nulla (“Australian war club”).

Example Sentences

"1894, Ivan Dexter, Talmud: A Strange Narrative of Central Australia, published in serial form in Port Adelaide News and Lefevre's Peninsula Advertiser (SA), Chapter XX, http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks16/1600641.txt I gave a loud cry and was in the act of running towards the centre of the camp when I caught a glimpse of several black figures around me, and the next moment I was knocked senseless by a blow from a nulla or waddy."

Inflected Forms

nullas (plural)

Phrases

nulla bona nulla poena sine lege nulla pœna sine lege

Frequently Paired Words

nulla bona nulla poena sine lege nulla pœna sine lege

Questions

What does nulla mean?: Alternative form of nullah (“stream-bed, ravine”).

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