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trifid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.32 in modern English

Syllables
tri-fid
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Divided into three lobes.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tréyes Proto-Indo-European *tri- Proto-Italic *tri- Latin tri- Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *bʰinédti Proto-Italic *findō Latin findō Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Italic *-os Archaic Latin -os Latin -us Latin -fidus Latin trifidusbor. English trifid From Latin trifidus, from tri- (“three”) + -fidus, form of findere (“to split”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Derived Forms

subtrifid trifidly

Phrases

trifid cipher

Frequently Paired Words

bifid quadrifid quinquefid sexfid sexifid octofid novemfid decemfid

Questions

What does trifid mean?
Divided into three lobes.
Where does trifid come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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