Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

moss-people

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.89 in modern English

Syllables: moss-peo-ple
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Example Sentences

"In Southern Germany they believe in a species of beings somewhat like the Dwarfs, called Wild, Wood, Timber, and Moss-people."
"Happy they so visited, for loan or gift to the Moss-people was always repaid manifold !"
"A loan or gift to the Moss-people was always repaid manifold."

Etymology

Calque of German Moosleute.

Questions

What does moss-people mean?: moss-folk
Where does moss-people come from?: Calque of German Moosleute.

How to pronounce moss-people

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