Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

samlet

/ˈsamlət/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sam-let
IPA: /ˈsamlət/

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A young salmon.

Example Sentences

"Demon popped into his mouth a last morsel of black bread with elastic samlet, gulped down a last pony of vodka and took his place at the table with Marina facing him across its oblong length."

Etymology

Either a contraction of salmon + -let or a modification of earlier salmonet either on that basis or with dissimilation of /mn/ (as in chimley, a common dialectal form of chimney).

Word Breakdown

Suffix: salmon

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈsamlət/

Inflected Forms

samlets (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce samlet?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsamlət/.
What does samlet mean?: A young salmon.
Where does samlet come from?: Either a contraction of salmon + -let or a modification of earlier salmonet either on that basis or with dissimilation of /mn/ (as in chimley, a common dialectal form of chimney).

How to pronounce samlet

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