The word "innominable" is spelled with three syllables - in·nom·i·na·ble. The first syllable, "in," is pronounced with the short vowel sound /ɪ/. The second syllable, "nom," is pronounced with the long vowel sound /noʊm/. The third syllable, "i·na·ble," is pronounced with the short vowel sound /ɪn/ followed by the long vowel sound /eɪbəl/. The word means something that cannot be named or identified. It is a rarely used term in everyday conversation and is typically reserved for academic or intellectual writing.
The word "innominable" is derived from the Latin word "innominabilis", which is a combination of "in" (meaning "not") and "nominabilis" (meaning "namable" or "that which can be named"). In Latin, "nominabilis" originates from the verb "nominare", meaning "to name". Over time, "innominabilis" evolved into "innominable" in the English language.