Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

undecimber

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
un-dec-im-ber
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

From Latin undecim (“eleven”); formed as logical continuation to December, which in its turn is derived from Latin decem (“ten”), as it was the tenth month in the Roman calendar. It is unclear whether the term was ever used in Classic Latin as a name for an intercalary month.

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What does undecimber mean?
A fictitious thirteenth month of the Western calendar.
Where does undecimber come from?
From Latin undecim (“eleven”); formed as logical continuation to December, which in its turn is derived from Latin decem (“ten”), as it was the tenth month in the Roman calendar. It is unclear whether the term was ever used in Classic Latin as a name for an intercalary month.

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