Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

havfrue

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: havfrue
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of mermaid of Danish folklore.

Example Sentences

"A girl one time fell into the power of a Havfrue and passed fifteen years in her submarine abode without ever seeing the sun."

Etymology

From Danish havfrue.

Origin

Source language: Danish

Word Breakdown

Root: havfrue

Inflected Forms

havfrues (plural)

Questions

What does havfrue mean?: A type of mermaid of Danish folklore.
Where does havfrue come from?: It is traced to Danish.

How to pronounce havfrue

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