Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cape wrath

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.60 in modern English

Syllables: cape wrath
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A headland in the Durness parish of the county of Sutherland, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NC2574).

Example Sentences

"Just south of Durness, at Keoldale, is a passenger-ferry across the Kyle of Durness. It links up during the summer months with a minibus service to the lonely Cape Wrath lighthouse, built of granite in 1827 on a headland 400 ft above the sea."

Etymology

Wrath is derived from Old Norse hvarf ("turning point").

Questions

What does cape wrath mean?: A headland in the Durness parish of the county of Sutherland, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NC2574).
Where does cape wrath come from?: Wrath is derived from Old Norse hvarf ("turning point").

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