Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

drumlin

[ˈdɹʌmlɪn]

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.75 in modern English

Syllables: drum-lin
IPA: [ˈdɹʌmlɪn]

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An elongated hill or ridge of glacial drift.

Etymology

From Irish droim (“back, ridge”) + English diminutive suffix -lin (“variant of -ling”).

Origin

Source language: Irish

Word Breakdown

Root: droim

Regional Pronunciation

American English: [ˈdɹʌmlɪn]

Inflected Forms

drumlins (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce drumlin?: The recorded pronunciation is [ˈdɹʌmlɪn].
What does drumlin mean?: An elongated hill or ridge of glacial drift.
Where does drumlin come from?: It is traced to Irish.

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