Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dingwall

/dˈɪŋɡwəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.35 in modern English

Syllables: ding-wall
IPA: /dˈɪŋɡwəl/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

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A habitational surname from Old Norse.

Countable

Etymology

Probably from Old Norse þing (“assembly”) + vǫllr (“field, meadow”).

Origin

Source language: Old Norse

Word Breakdown

Root: þing

Usage

Inflected Forms

Dingwalls (plural)

Rhymes With

bilingual monolingual

Questions

How do you pronounce dingwall?: The recorded pronunciation is /dˈɪŋɡwəl/.
What does dingwall mean?: A placename:
Where does dingwall come from?: It is traced to Old Norse.

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