Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

camanachd

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.47 in modern English

Syllables: ca-manachd
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The game of shinty.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Scottish Gaelic camanachd, from caman (“shinty stick”). Cognate with Irish camánacht.

Origin

Source language: Scottish Gaelic

Word Breakdown

Root: camanachd

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

camanachds (plural)

Questions

What does camanachd mean?: The game of shinty.
Where does camanachd come from?: It is traced to Scottish Gaelic.

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