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trental

/ˈtɹɛntəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.02 in modern English

Syllables
trental
IPA
/ˈtɹɛntəl/
7
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A set of 30 requiem masses, said once a day for a month or all in one day.

noun

The payment for this service.

noun

Synonym of triacontad, any set of thirty things.

Obsolete

noun

Synonym of elegy, any funeral or funereal song or poem.

Obsolete

noun

Synonym of month's mind, the commemorative service held on the 30th day after burial.

Archaic

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Medieval Latin trentāle directly or via Old French trentel, from the neuter substantive of *Vulgar Latin trenta + -ālis (“-al: forming adjectives”), from Latin trīgintā (“thirty”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: trentāle, trentel, trenta, trīgintā

Usage

Inflected Forms

trentals (plural)

Synonyms

triacontad any set of thirty things elegy any funeral or funereal song or poem month's mind tricennal tricenary pentoxifylline

Rhymes With

mental environmental experimental gentle dental rental continental instrumental non-governmental accidental developmental oriental

Questions

How do you pronounce trental?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɹɛntəl/.
What does trental mean?
A set of 30 requiem masses, said once a day for a month or all in one day.
Where does trental come from?
It is traced to Old French.

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