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fire mountain

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.63 in modern English

Syllables
fire -moun-tain
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A volcano.

Etymology

Compare archaic German Feuerburg and Dutch vuurberg, and various synonymous constructions in other languages (e.g. Mandarin 火山 (huǒshān, “fire mountain”), Arabic جَبَلُ النَّار (jabalu n-nār, “mountain of fire”), Norman montangne dé feu (“mountain of fire”)).

Inflected Forms

fire mountains (plural) fire-mountain (alternative) firemountain (alternative)

Questions

What does fire mountain mean?
A volcano.
Where does fire mountain come from?
Compare archaic German Feuerburg and Dutch vuurberg, and various synonymous constructions in other languages (e.g. Mandarin 火山 (huǒshān, “fire mountain”), Arabic جَبَلُ النَّار (jabalu n-nār, “mountain of fire”), Norman montangne dé feu (“mountain of fire”)).

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