Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

egloff

/ˈɛɡlɔf/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.19 in modern English

Syllables: egloff
IPA: /ˈɛɡlɔf/

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Etymology

German and Swiss/Alemannic German surname, from the old Germanic name *Egilolf, from *aggju (“edge of a sword”) + *wulf (“wolf”).

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Inflected Forms

Egloffs (plural)

Questions

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

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