Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

quincunxial

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: quin-cunx-i-al
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Alternative spelling of quincuncial.

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin quīncunxbor. English quincunx Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisder. Old French -ialder. Middle English -ial English -ial English quincunxial From quincunx + -ial.

Inflected Forms

more quincunxial (comparative) most quincunxial (superlative)

Derived Forms

quincunxially

Questions

What does quincunxial mean?: Alternative spelling of quincuncial.
Where does quincunxial come from?: Etymology tree Latin quīncunxbor. English quincunx Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisder. Old French -ialder. Middle English -ial English -ial English quincunxial From quincunx + -ial.

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