Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pantle

/pˈæntəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pan-tle
IPA: /pˈæntəl/

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of panter (“A net or noose for catching birds”) applying only to snares or gins made of hair.

Obsolete

Etymology

From Middle English pantelle (cf. pontel), from pantere, or either a variant of panter or a word derived from the same source (Anglo-Norman panter). Appears already by the 15th century. By surface analysis, panter + -le (“suffix forming diminutives”).

Word Breakdown

Root: panter

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

pantles (plural)

Rhymes With

mantle dismantle mantel chantal cantle antle

Questions

How do you pronounce pantle?: The recorded pronunciation is /pˈæntəl/.
What does pantle mean?: Alternative form of panter (“A net or noose for catching birds”) applying only to snares or gins made of hair.
Where does pantle come from?: From Middle English pantelle (cf. pontel), from pantere, or either a variant of panter or a word derived from the same source (Anglo-Norman panter). Appears already by the 15th century. By surface analysis, panter + -le (“suffix forming diminutives”).

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