Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nundine

/ˈnənˌdaɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: nun-dine
IPA: /ˈnənˌdaɪn/

8

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A market or fair held every eight days, particularly (historical) in Roman contexts.

noun

Any recurring eight-day period; an eight-day 'week'.

Obsolete

Etymology

From Latin nundinae (“ninth-days”), a clipped form of nundinae feriae (“ninth-day festivals”), from its observance every eighth day (9 counting inclusively) and from the Latin practice of treating most recurring calendrical days as plurals.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈnənˌdaɪn/
British English: /ˈnʌndʌɪn/

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

nundines (plural) nundines (alternative)

Derived Forms

nundinal

Questions

How do you pronounce nundine?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈnənˌdaɪn/.
What does nundine mean?: A market or fair held every eight days, particularly (historical) in Roman contexts.
Where does nundine come from?: From Latin nundinae (“ninth-days”), a clipped form of nundinae feriae (“ninth-day festivals”), from its observance every eighth day (9 counting inclusively) and from the Latin practice of treating most recurring calendrical days as plurals.

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