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enid

/ˈiːnɪd/

enid noun: any snail in the family Enidae.

Noun

enid (plural enids)

  1. Any snail in the family Enidae.

Proper noun capitalized: Enid

Enid

  1. A female given name from Welsh of obscure meaning.
  2. An unincorporated community in Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, United States.
  3. A city, the county seat of Garfield County, Oklahoma, United States; see Wikipedia:Enid, Oklahoma

Forms of enid

pluralenids

Origin of enid

From translingual Enidae.

From Middle Welsh eneit (“spirit, life; purity”), from Proto-Celtic *anatyom, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁- (“to breathe, blow”). Cognate with Gaulish anatia (“souls (?)”) attested on the Larzac tablet; see also the modern Welsh anadl (“breath, wind”), from Proto-Celtic *anatlā (“breath, breathing”).

Questions about enid

What does enid mean?
Enid means any snail in the family Enidae.
What part of speech is enid?
Enid can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce enid?
Enid is pronounced /ˈiːnɪd/.
What is the plural of enid?
The plural of enid is enids.

Words near enid in the dictionary

  1. ENIAC
  2. Enichioi
  3. eniclobrate
  4. enicocephalid
  5. enicocephalids
  6. enid
  7. enids
  8. Eniewetok
  9. Enif
  10. enigma
  11. enigma canon

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