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sycamine

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sycamine
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A tree, mentioned in Luke's Gospel, and thought to be the black mulberry.

Example Sentences

  • "The lorde ſayde: yf ye had fayth lyke a grayne off muſtard ſede / and ſhulde ſaye vnto thys ſycamyne tree / plucke thy ſilfe vppe by the rotes / and plant thy ſilfe in the ſee: he ſhoulde obey you."

Etymology

From Latin sȳcamīnus, from Ancient Greek σῡκάμῑνος (sūkámīnos), from Hebrew שִׁקְמָה (shikmá, “sycamore”) (with assimilation to σῦκον (sûkon, “fig”)).

Inflected Forms

sycamines (plural)

Synonyms

sycamore

Questions

What does sycamine mean?
A tree, mentioned in Luke's Gospel, and thought to be the black mulberry.
Where does sycamine come from?
From Latin sȳcamīnus, from Ancient Greek σῡκάμῑνος (sūkámīnos), from Hebrew שִׁקְמָה (shikmá, “sycamore”) (with assimilation to σῦκον (sûkon, “fig”)).

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