Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dardanelles

/ˌdɑː.dənˈɛlz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.39 in modern English

Syllables: dar-d-anelles
IPA: /ˌdɑː.dənˈɛlz/

13

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The strait connecting the Sea of Marmara with the Aegean Sea to the west.

Etymology

Named after Ottoman forts spanning the strait, the Dardanelles, themselves likely named after Dardanus, an ancient city on the Asian shore of the strait, itself said to take its name from Dardanus, the son of Zeus and Electra.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˌdɑː.dənˈɛlz/

Inflected Forms

the Dardanelles (canonical)

Frequently Paired Words

Bosphorus Dardanelle

Synonyms

Hellespont

Questions

How do you pronounce dardanelles?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌdɑː.dənˈɛlz/.
What does dardanelles mean?: The strait connecting the Sea of Marmara with the Aegean Sea to the west.
Where does dardanelles come from?: Named after Ottoman forts spanning the strait, the Dardanelles, themselves likely named after Dardanus, an ancient city on the Asian shore of the strait, itself said to take its name from Dardanus, the son of Zeus and Electra.

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