Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

finistère

/ˌfɪnɪsˈtɛəɹ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.25 in modern English

Syllables: fin-is-tere
IPA: /ˌfɪnɪsˈtɛəɹ/

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A cape in Brittany, France.

name

A department around the cape in Brittany, France. Capital: Quimper. Largest city: Brest (INSEE code 29).

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French Finistère, from Latin finis terrae (“land's end”). Compare Breton Penn-ar-Bed (literally “head or end of the world”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: finis terrae

Inflected Forms

Finistere (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce finistère?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌfɪnɪsˈtɛəɹ/.
What does finistère mean?: A cape in Brittany, France.
Where does finistère come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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