Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

twite

/twaɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.35 in modern English

Syllables: twite
IPA: /twaɪt/

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small passerine bird, Linaria flavirostris (syn. Carduelis flavirostris), that breeds in northern Europe and across central Asia.

verb

Obsolete form of twit.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"The Twite has the distinction of being the only European bird derived from the Tibetan fauna type."
"Twites also breed in southwest and central Asia – at up to 3,500 m asl in Tibet – and it is supposed that the European relict populations became isolated during the retreat of the ice age (Voous 1960)."
"With subsequent climate warming, Twites in Europe followed the tundra north and became isolated."

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

twites (plural) twites (present, singular) twiting (participle, present) twited (participle, past) twited (past) twit (participle, past) twit (past)

Derived Forms

entwite

Frequently Paired Words

linnet

Synonyms

heather lintie mountain linnet

Rhymes With

right might night white light quite fight site non-white write tonight despite

Questions

How do you pronounce twite?: The recorded pronunciation is /twaɪt/.
What does twite mean?: A small passerine bird, Linaria flavirostris (syn. Carduelis flavirostris), that breeds in northern Europe and across central Asia.
Where does twite come from?: Onomatopoeic.

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