Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

caer

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.78 in modern English

Syllables: caer
IPA

6

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Welsh fortress.

Example Sentences

"[…] a good many relics of the old Welsh Caers still bespeak the incompleteness of the early Teutonic conquest."

Etymology

From Welsh caer.

Origin

Source language: Welsh

Word Breakdown

Root: caer

Inflected Forms

caers (plural) cair (alternative)

Questions

What does caer mean?: A Welsh fortress.
Where does caer come from?: It is traced to Welsh.

How to pronounce caer

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