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ninek

UK/naɪnːk/US/naɪnk/

ninek noun: a nine-pronged fork.

ninek: a nine-pronged fork
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Noun

ninek (plural nineks)

  1. (humorous) A nine-pronged fork.

Forms of ninek

pluralnineks

Origin of ninek

Blend of nine + fork, playing on the fact that most traditional forks have four prongs and the word fork sounds like four-k.

Questions about ninek

What does ninek mean?
Ninek means a nine-pronged fork.
What part of speech is ninek?
Ninek is a noun.
How do you pronounce ninek?
Ninek is pronounced /naɪnːk/ (UK).
What is the plural of ninek?
The plural of ninek is nineks.

Words near ninek in the dictionary

  1. ninefold
  2. ninefoldness
  3. nineholes
  4. ninein
  5. nineish
  6. ninek
  7. nineling
  8. ninelings
  9. nineman
  10. nineness
  11. ninepence

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