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caithness

/ˈkeɪθnɪs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.53 in modern English

Syllables
caith-ness
IPA
/ˈkeɪθnɪs/
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A historical county in the far north of Scotland, which was abolished and merged into Highland Region in 1975, which became the Highland council area in 1996.

name

A Scottish earldom.

name

A type of cheese from Caithness in Scotland.

Etymology

The placename is of Pictish origin, named after a tribe called the Catti, with the common Old Norse suffix -ness (“headland”). The tribe name is of uncertain origin, but compare *katus (“battle”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈkeɪθnɪs/

Phrases

Ord of Caithness

Questions

How do you pronounce caithness?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkeɪθnɪs/.
What does caithness mean?
A historical county in the far north of Scotland, which was abolished and merged into Highland Region in 1975, which became the Highland council area in 1996.
Where does caithness come from?
It is traced to Old Norse.

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