Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dahlquist

/dˈɑlkwˌɪst/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.51 in modern English

Syllables: dahlquist
IPA: /dˈɑlkwˌɪst/

22

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Swedish.

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish Dahlqvist, from dahl (“valley”) + kvist (“twig”).

Origin

Source language: Swedish

Word Breakdown

Root: Dahlqvist

Inflected Forms

Dahlquists (plural)

Rhymes With

ahlquist wahlquist

Questions

How do you pronounce dahlquist?: The recorded pronunciation is /dˈɑlkwˌɪst/.
What does dahlquist mean?: A surname from Swedish.
Where does dahlquist come from?: It is traced to Swedish.

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