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- [sild]
- /sɪld/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sild]
- /sɪld/
Definitions of sild word
- noun plural sild (in Scandinavia) any of numerous species of herring. 1
- noun plural sild any immature or small herring, other than a sprat, that is canned and commercially sold as a sardine. 1
- noun sild any of various small young herrings, esp when prepared and canned in Norway 0
- noun sild any of several small or young herrings canned as Norwegian sardines 0
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Origin of sild
First appearance:
before 1920 One of the 12% newest English words
1920-25; < Norwegian, Danish: herring, Old Norse síld
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Parts of speech for Sild
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sild popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 74% 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.
sild usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with sild
- what is sild fish?