Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cromartyshire

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cro-mar-tyshire
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A former county in the Scottish Highlands, comprising the medieval "old shire" around the county town of Cromarty and 22 enclaves and exclaves transferred from Ross-shire in the late 17th century.

Etymology

From Cromarty + -shire.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Cromarty

Questions

What does cromartyshire mean?: A former county in the Scottish Highlands, comprising the medieval "old shire" around the county town of Cromarty and 22 enclaves and exclaves transferred from Ross-shire in the late 17th century.
Where does cromartyshire come from?: From Cromarty + -shire.

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