sea-maid

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [see meyd]
- /si meɪd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [see meyd]
- /si meɪd/

Definitions of sea-maid word

noun sea-maid a mermaid. 1
noun sea-maid a goddess or nymph of the sea. 1
noun sea-maid a mermaid 0
noun sea-maid a sea nymph or goddess 0

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Origin of sea-maid

First appearance:

before 1580

One of the 35% oldest English words

First recorded in 1580-90; sea + maid

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Sea-maid

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Sea-maid

sea-maid popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 62% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.