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vives

/vˈaɪvz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.17 in modern English

Syllables
vives
IPA
/vˈaɪvz/
11
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A disease of animals, especially horses, based in the glands under the ear, where a tumour is formed which sometimes ends in suppuration.

Obsolete; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Old French vives, French avives (compare Spanish abivas), from Arabic ذِئْبَة (ḏiʔba, literally “she-wolf”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: vives, avives, ذِئْبَة, ذ ء ب

Usage

Rhymes With

drives arrives wives knives survives derives dives ives hives strives fives thrives

Questions

How do you pronounce vives?
The recorded pronunciation is /vˈaɪvz/.
What does vives mean?
A disease of animals, especially horses, based in the glands under the ear, where a tumour is formed which sometimes ends in suppuration.
Where does vives come from?
It is traced to Old French.

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