Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dannevirke

/ˈdɛniˌvøːk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.28 in modern English

Syllables: dan-nevirke
IPA: /ˈdɛniˌvøːk/

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A town in Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand.

name

An epoch from 65 to 43 million years ago, a subdivision of the Paleogene.

Etymology

Named by Scandinavian settlers after the Danevirke, Danish fortifications in Schleswig-Holstein.

Questions

How do you pronounce dannevirke?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdɛniˌvøːk/.
What does dannevirke mean?: A town in Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand.
Where does dannevirke come from?: Named by Scandinavian settlers after the Danevirke, Danish fortifications in Schleswig-Holstein.

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