Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gurnard

/ˈɡɚnɚd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.79 in modern English

Syllables: gurnard
IPA: /ˈɡɚnɚd/

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various marine fish of the family Triglidae that have a large armored head and fingerlike pectoral fins used for crawling along the sea bottom.

noun

Other fish with appearance like that of members of family Triglidae, such as certain of those in families Dactylopteridae, Peristediidae, and Scorpaenidae.

name

A village and civil parish on the north coast of the Isle of Wight, England (OS grid ref SZ4795).

Etymology

From Middle English gurnard, from Old French gournart, from the verb gronir, from Latin grunnīre (“to grunt”). Compare French grondin (“gurnard”), which evolved in a similar way.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: gurnard, gournart

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈɡɚnɚd/
British English: /ˈɡɜːnəd/

Inflected Forms

gurnards (plural) gurnet (alternative)

Phrases

African gurnard armoured gurnard big-headed gurnard bluefin gurnard Cape gurnard eastern spiny gurnard flying gurnard gray gurnard

Synonyms

sea robin

Questions

How do you pronounce gurnard?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡɚnɚd/.
What does gurnard mean?: Any of various marine fish of the family Triglidae that have a large armored head and fingerlike pectoral fins used for crawling along the sea bottom.
Where does gurnard come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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