Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

burns

/bɝnz/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.24 in modern English

Syllables
burns
IPA
/bɝnz/
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of burn

noun

plural of burn

name

A surname.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A surname.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A place in the United States:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A place in the United States:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A place in the United States:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A place in the United States:

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

* As a Scottish surname, from several places such as Burnis, Burnes, Burnhouse, containing the noun burn (“stream”). * As an English and Scottish surname, variant of Burn or Barnes. * As an Irish surname, Anglicized from Ó Broin, see Byrne. * As a Jewish surname, Americanized and shortened from Bernstein.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /bɝnz/
  • British English: /bɜːnz/

Usage

Inflected Forms

Burnses (plural)

Derived Forms

Burnsville

Phrases

Burns Creek Burns dinner Burns night Burns supper Ken Burns effect

Homonyms

burns

Rhymes With

turns returns concerns learns earns ferns stearns byrnes tern kearns yearns terns

Questions

How do you pronounce burns?
The recorded pronunciation is /bɝnz/.
What does burns mean?
third-person singular simple present indicative of burn
Where does burns come from?
It is traced to Irish.

How to pronounce burns

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