Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

slain

/sleɪ̯n/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.54 in modern English

Syllables: slain
IPA: /sleɪ̯n/

5

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

past participle of slay

noun

Those who have been killed.

Example Sentences

"For quotations using this term, see Citations:slain."
"[…]Morat ! the proud, the patriot field ! where man ¶ May gaze on ghastly trophies of the slain, ¶ Nor blush for those who conquered on that plain ; ¶ Here Burgundy bequeath'd his tombless host, ¶ A bony heap, through ages to remain, ¶ Themselves their monument ;— the Stygian coast ¶ Unsepulchred they roam'd, and shriek'd each wandering ghost."
"While the Valkyries were the choosers of the valorous slain, they were also obedient to the call of any in distress who asked their help."

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /sleɪ̯n/
British English: /sleɪ̯n/

Inflected Forms

the slain (canonical, plural)

Derived Forms

unslain

Phrases

self-slain

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce slain?: The recorded pronunciation is /sleɪ̯n/.
What does slain mean?: past participle of slay

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