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zebrine

/ˈzɛbɹaɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ze-brine
IPA
/ˈzɛbɹaɪn/
18
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, like, or pertaining to a zebra.

noun

A zebra or similar (notably equine) animal.

Etymology

Etymology tree English zebr(a) Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English zebrine From zebr(a) + -ine.

Inflected Forms

more zebrine (comparative) most zebrine (superlative) zebrines (plural)

Synonyms

hippotigrine zebroid

Questions

How do you pronounce zebrine?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈzɛbɹaɪn/.
What does zebrine mean?
Of, like, or pertaining to a zebra.
Where does zebrine come from?
Etymology tree English zebr(a) Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English zebrine From zebr(a) + -ine.

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