Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gannet's bath

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: gan-net's -bath
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The ocean; the open sea.

Literary

Example Sentences

"The loss would be greater than the gain to the web-footed race that come over the “gannets’ bath,” though a very desirable causeway to the “Belles Poules,” the Gallic birds, who might wish to come in too great numbers."
"But steers his longship on that fated path, As dauntless as when first he took the helm And, standing out across the gannets’ bath, Subdued the viking's realm."
"[A]cross the gannet’s bath, over the broad sea, whorled prows will bring presents and tokens."

Etymology

Calque of Old English ganotes bæþ, from ganotes (“gannet (possessive singular)”) + bæþ (“bath”).

Usage

Literary

Inflected Forms

the gannet's bath (canonical) gannets' bath (alternative)

Synonyms

swan's road whale-road whale's way

Questions

What does gannet's bath mean?: The ocean; the open sea.
Where does gannet's bath come from?: Calque of Old English ganotes bæþ, from ganotes (“gannet (possessive singular)”) + bæþ (“bath”).

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