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aisling

/ˈæʃlɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.14 in modern English

Syllables
ais-ling
IPA
/ˈæʃlɪŋ/
8
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A kind of Irish poem, developed during the late 17th and 18th centuries, in which Ireland appears to the poet in a vision in the form of a woman, lamenting the state of the Irish people and predicting the revival of their fortunes.

Etymology

From Irish aisling.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

aislings (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce aisling?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈæʃlɪŋ/.
What does aisling mean?
A kind of Irish poem, developed during the late 17th and 18th centuries, in which Ireland appears to the poet in a vision in the form of a woman, lamenting the state of the Irish people and predicting the revival of their fortunes.
Where does aisling come from?
It is traced to Irish.

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