Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

queenside

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.36 in modern English

Syllables: queen-side
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The side of the chessboard nearest to the queen (at the opening position).

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"[Castling:] A move of the king towards a rook. See the article. In notation 0-0 kingside castling, 0-0-0 queenside castling."

Etymology

Etymology tree English queen Proto-Indo-European *seh₁-der. Proto-Germanic *sīdaz Proto-Germanic *sīdǭ Old English sīde Middle English side English side English queenside From queen + side.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

queensides (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

kingside

Questions

What does queenside mean?: The side of the chessboard nearest to the queen (at the opening position).
Where does queenside come from?: Etymology tree English queen Proto-Indo-European *seh₁-der. Proto-Germanic *sīdaz Proto-Germanic *sīdǭ Old English sīde Middle English side English side English queenside From queen + side.

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