Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

götaland

/ˈjɑ.tə.lənd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.35 in modern English

Syllables: Gö-ta-land
IPA: /ˈjɑ.tə.lənd/

9

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A land in southernmost Sweden, one of Sweden's three modern lands

name

the land of the tribe of the Geats

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Swedish Götaland. Compare native English Geatland, Old English Wedermearc.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈjɑ.tə.lənd/
British English: /ˈjɒ.tə.lənd/

Inflected Forms

Geatland (alternative) Gothia (alternative) Gothland (alternative) Gothenland (alternative) Gautland (alternative)

Phrases

Västra Götaland

Questions

How do you pronounce götaland?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈjɑ.tə.lənd/.
What does götaland mean?: A land in southernmost Sweden, one of Sweden's three modern lands
Where does götaland come from?: Unadapted borrowing from Swedish Götaland. Compare native English Geatland, Old English Wedermearc.

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