rochester
/ˈɹɑt͡ʃɛstɚ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.81 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
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A small village and civil parish (served by Rochester with Byrness Parish Council) in Northumberland, England.The north of the parish borders onto Scotland (OS grid ref NY8398).
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Celtic *dwār Proto-Brythonic *dor Proto-Celtic *briwā? Proto-Brythonic *brew Proto-Brythonic *Doruβrewbor. Latin Dorubrevisbor.? Old English Hrofesinflu. ▲ Old English ċeasterinflu. Old English Hrofesċeaster Middle English Rovescester English Rochester From Middle English Rovescester, from Old English Hrofesċeaster (literally “Hrofi's fortified camp”). Doublet of Rossiter.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: Rovescester, Hrofesċeaster
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈɹɑt͡ʃɛstɚ/
- British English: /ˈɹɒt͡ʃɪstə/
Inflected Forms
Rossiter (alternative)
Roshter (alternative, pronunciation spelling)
Rachacha (alternative, humorous)
the Roc (alternative, humorous)