Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chorlton-cum-hardy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.18 in modern English

Syllables: chorl-ton-cum-hardy
IPA

32

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

4

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A suburb in the Metropolitan Borough of Manchester, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SJ8193).

Etymology

Distinguishing this Chorlton from others, particularly nearby Chorlton-on-Medlock. English cum is a borrowing of Latin cum (“with”) and Hardy was a nearby settlement gradually absorbed by Chorlton.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: cum

Inflected Forms

Chorlton (alternative) Hardy (alternative) Chorlton with Hardy (alternative)

Phrases

Chorlton Park

Questions

What does chorlton-cum-hardy mean?: A suburb in the Metropolitan Borough of Manchester, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SJ8193).
Where does chorlton-cum-hardy come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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