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durness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.36 in modern English

Syllables
dur-ness
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A coastal village in north Sutherland, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NC4067).

Etymology

From Scottish Gaelic Diùranais, further etymology uncertain; possibly dòrainn nis (“tempest point”), dhu (see dubh) thír nis (“point of the black land”), or a borrowing from Old Norse dýr (“deer, wild animal”). More at Durness.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Diùranais, dýr

Phrases

Kyle of Durness

Questions

What does durness mean?
A coastal village in north Sutherland, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NC4067).
Where does durness come from?
It is traced to Scottish Gaelic.

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