Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sarmon

/ˈsɑː(ɹ)mən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sar-mon
IPA: /ˈsɑː(ɹ)mən/

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of sermon.

Example Sentences

""I'm sure it is," she replied; "for at the very top it begins with 'Father Mulvaney's Sarmon.' " "A priest's sarmon put on the paper," repeated the good man, rubbing his hands gleesomely, and drawing his "creepie" closer to the fire; "let's have it, Grace."
"The passage announced, his large features glowing with the warmth of love, he commenced thus: “ Noo, friends, I'm not bown [going] to preach ye a sarmon: you mun [must] take it warm off't backst'n. I never but yance [once] made a sarmon i' my life, an' then I cam into the chapel as prood as the divel could mak me."
"“Wall,” said the landlord, fetching a long breath, “that's a purty long sarmon for a chap that rips a little now and then"."

Etymology

From Middle English sarmoun, late form of sermoun.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: sarmoun

Inflected Forms

sarmons (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce sarmon?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɑː(ɹ)mən/.
What does sarmon mean?: Alternative form of sermon.
Where does sarmon come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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