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trigeminus

/tɹaɪˈd͡ʒɛm.ən.əs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
trigemi-nus
IPA
/tɹaɪˈd͡ʒɛm.ən.əs/
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of trigeminal nerve.

Etymology

PIE word *tréyes Borrowed from Latin trigeminus (“threefold, triple, triform”), clipping of nervus trigeminus (“triple nerve”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /tɹaɪˈd͡ʒɛm.ən.əs/

Inflected Forms

trigemini (plural)

Synonyms

trigeminal trigeminal nerve nervus trigeminus fifth cranial nerve

Rhymes With

quadrigeminous geminous trigeminous tergeminous

Questions

How do you pronounce trigeminus?
The recorded pronunciation is /tɹaɪˈd͡ʒɛm.ən.əs/.
What does trigeminus mean?
Alternative form of trigeminal nerve.
Where does trigeminus come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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