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jämthund

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
jamthund
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A breed of dog of the spitz type that is found in Northern Europe, eponymous with Jämtland.

Etymology

From Swedish, named after Jämtland (derives from its inhabitants, the Jamts) + hund (“dog”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Jämthunds (plural)

Synonyms

Swedish Elkhound

Questions

What does jämthund mean?
A breed of dog of the spitz type that is found in Northern Europe, eponymous with Jämtland.
Where does jämthund come from?
It is traced to Swedish.

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