Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

armagh

/ɑɹˈmɑː/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.91 in modern English

Syllables: ar-magh
IPA: /ɑɹˈmɑː/

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city in County Armagh, Northern Ireland, which is the county town (Irish grid ref H 8745).

name

One of the six traditional counties in Northern Ireland.

Example Sentences

"The overkingdom of Airgialla comprising Armagh, Monaghan, parts of Louth, Fermanagh, and Tyrone, had ceased to be when the Book of Rights was compiled."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃er- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-dʰh₁eti Proto-Indo-European *-dʰeti Proto-Indo-European *h₃érdʰeti? Proto-Indo-European *h₃erdʰ- Proto-Celtic *ardwosder. Old Irish ard Old Irish Machae Old Irish Ard Machae Middle Irish Ard Macha Irish Ard Mhachabor. English Armagh From Irish Ard Mhacha (literally “height of Macha”).

Origin

Source language: Irish

Word Breakdown

Root: Ard Mhacha

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɑɹˈmɑː/
British English: /ɑːˈmɑː/

Questions

How do you pronounce armagh?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɑɹˈmɑː/.
What does armagh mean?: A city in County Armagh, Northern Ireland, which is the county town (Irish grid ref H 8745).
Where does armagh come from?: It is traced to Irish.

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