Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

westfjords

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.30 in modern English

Syllables: west-fjords
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A region of Iceland.

Example Sentences

"Basques wanting to visit the dramatic fjords of north-western Iceland need no longer hesitate after the district of Westfjords repealed a 400-year-old decree to kill any Basque caught in the area on sight."

Etymology

Calque of Icelandic Vestfirðir, equivalent to west + fjords.

Questions

What does westfjords mean?: A region of Iceland.
Where does westfjords come from?: Calque of Icelandic Vestfirðir, equivalent to west + fjords.

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