Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fishkill

/fˈɪʃkˌɪl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.98 in modern English

Syllables: fishkill
IPA: /fˈɪʃkˌɪl/

18

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An environmental event in which fish are killed.

name

A town and village therein, in Dutchess County, New York, United States.

Example Sentences

"Fishkills, with some exceptions, result from low dissolved oxygen conditions accompanying the decomposition of organic materials[…]"

Etymology

From fish + kill.

Origin

Source language: Dutch

Word Breakdown

Root: Viskil

Inflected Forms

fishkills (plural)

Phrases

East Fishkill

Questions

How do you pronounce fishkill?: The recorded pronunciation is /fˈɪʃkˌɪl/.
What does fishkill mean?: An environmental event in which fish are killed.
Where does fishkill come from?: It is traced to Dutch.

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