Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dolgellau

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.67 in modern English

Syllables: dol-gel-lau
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A small town and community with a town council in Gwynedd, Wales, historically the county town of Merionethshire (OS grid ref SH7317).

Etymology

From Welsh, previously spelt as Dolgelley or Dolgelly.

Origin

Source language: Welsh

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Questions

What does dolgellau mean?: A small town and community with a town council in Gwynedd, Wales, historically the county town of Merionethshire (OS grid ref SH7317).
Where does dolgellau come from?: It is traced to Welsh.

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