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echternach

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.12 in modern English

Syllables
echter-nach
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

One of the twelve cantons of Luxembourg, located in the east of the country.

name

A municipality with city status of Echternach canton.

Etymology

Borrowed from German Echternach (compare Luxembourgish Iechternach), from Old High German *Efternah, from Late Latin Epternacum.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *Efternah, Epternacum

Questions

What does echternach mean?
One of the twelve cantons of Luxembourg, located in the east of the country.
Where does echternach come from?
It is traced to Old High German.

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