overmorrow
/ˌoʊvəɹˈmɔɹoʊ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Thẽ [then] ſpake Tobias vnto the virgin, and ſayde: Vp Sara, let vs make oure prayer vnto God to daye, tomorow, and ouermorow: for theſe thre nightes wil we reconcyle oure ſelues with God: and whan the thirde holy night is paſt, we ſhall ioyne together in yͤ deutye of mariage."
- ""Yes, I will come, but it will take a few more days to clear up Delegation business. Can I follow you on Wednesday? Yours, [Arthur] McManus." / "We can go not overmorrow, but on Thursday.""
- "Sinowjeff and myself go to Caucasus overmorrow. Will you with us? Wi kan not understand as necessary differences in the english party without the language. […] Excuse my for this analphabetical letter, […]"
- "My members borrow / A thrill from wild Walpurgis-night: / It comes round on the overmorrow— / Then why we wake we know aright."
- "She's been missing for days and now Ēostre is on the overmorrow."
- "The gesith demands an audience with the new thegn-heir, by over-morrow. If this does not happen, the gesith of Katla has decreed his place and its inhabitants be seen as invaders and dealt with as such."
Etymology
PIE word *upér The adverb is derived from over- (prefix meaning ‘above, higher’) + morrow, probably a calque of German übermorgen (adverb) (compare also Übermorgen (noun)), from Middle High German übermorgen, from Old High German ubar morgan, ubar morgana, from obar, ubar (“above”) + morgan, morgana (“morning”). The noun and adjective are derived from the adverb. Cognates * Danish overmorgen * Dutch overmorgen * Middle Low German övermorgen
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌoʊvəɹˈmɔɹoʊ/
- British English: /ˌəʊvəˈmɒɹəʊ/