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port isaac

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.87 in modern English

Syllables
port isaac
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A coastal village in St Endellion parish, on the north coast of Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW9980).

Etymology

Anglicized form of Cornish Porthysek, a toponym composed of the elements porth (“port”) + ysek (“abounding in corn”); first recorded as Portusek in 1338.

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does port isaac mean?
A coastal village in St Endellion parish, on the north coast of Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW9980).
Where does port isaac come from?
Anglicized form of Cornish Porthysek, a toponym composed of the elements porth (“port”) + ysek (“abounding in corn”); first recorded as Portusek in 1338.

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