Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

burnmouth

/ˈbɜː(ɹ)nməθ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: burn-mouth
IPA: /ˈbɜː(ɹ)nməθ/

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A coastal village in Berwickshire, Scottish Borders council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT9560).

Etymology

From burn (“stream”) + mouth. Doublet of Bournemouth.

Questions

How do you pronounce burnmouth?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɜː(ɹ)nməθ/.
What does burnmouth mean?: A coastal village in Berwickshire, Scottish Borders council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT9560).
Where does burnmouth come from?: From burn (“stream”) + mouth. Doublet of Bournemouth.

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