Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dorries

/dˈɔɹiz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.75 in modern English

Syllables: dor-ries
IPA: /dˈɔɹiz/

8

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from German.

Etymology

Borrowed from German Dörries, modified from Latin Īsidōrus, from Ancient Greek Ἰσίδωρος (Isídōros, literally “gift of Isis”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: Īsidōrus, Ἰσίδωρος

Rhymes With

stories inventories quarries glories lorries borys

Questions

How do you pronounce dorries?: The recorded pronunciation is /dˈɔɹiz/.
What does dorries mean?: A surname from German.
Where does dorries come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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