Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scise

/ˈsaɪz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: scise
IPA: /ˈsaɪz/

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To cut; to penetrate.

Intransitive verb; Obsolete

noun

Alternative form of sais (servant responsible for horses)

Indian usage

Example Sentences

"The wicked steel scised deep in his right side."
"We proceeded about half-a-mile very well; but the night was so wet, that our humanity induced us to make the scise get up on the foot-board."
""My horse! my horse!" cried he—and as he patted his war neck, the scise saw the fire of his tear-starred eye and trembled."
"The bearer and the scise ( Sic ) , when they returned , came to the place where I was , and laid hold of Mr. Ducarell ."

Etymology

From Latin scindere, scissum (“to cut, split”); form influenced by the unrelated excise.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: scindere

Usage

Inflected Forms

scises (present, singular) scising (participle, present) scised (participle, past) scised (past) scises (plural)

Homonyms

sighs size

Rhymes With

guys eyes size four eyes king size rise surprise lies exercise prize tries wise

Questions

How do you pronounce scise?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsaɪz/.
What does scise mean?: To cut; to penetrate.
Where does scise come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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