Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sicle

/ˈsɪkəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.02 in modern English

Syllables: sicle
IPA: /ˈsɪkəl/

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Obsolete

noun

Obsolete spelling of sickle.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"The holy mother brought five sicles and a pair of turtledoves to redeem the Lamb of God."

Etymology

Borrowed from French sicle, from Latin siclus, from Biblical Hebrew שֶׁקֶל (šɛ́qɛl).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: siclus, שֶׁקֶל

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

sicles (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce sicle?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɪkəl/.
What does sicle mean?: A shekel.
Where does sicle come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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