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corrib

/kˈɔɹɪb/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.67 in modern English

Syllables
cor-rib
IPA
/kˈɔɹɪb/
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A lake in County Galway and County Mayo, Ireland, also called Lough Corrib.

name

A river in County Galway, Ireland, connecting the lough to the sea.

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Etymology

From Irish Coirib. It is connected with the legend of Manannán mac Lir, whose distinguishing feature was the corrbolg (literally “crane bag”), the most likely source of Corrib.

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How do you pronounce corrib?
The recorded pronunciation is /kˈɔɹɪb/.
What does corrib mean?
A lake in County Galway and County Mayo, Ireland, also called Lough Corrib.
Where does corrib come from?
It is traced to Irish.

How to pronounce corrib

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