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elsinore

/ˈɛlsəˌnɔɹ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.26 in modern English

Syllables
elsi-nore
IPA
/ˈɛlsəˌnɔɹ/
8
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city in northern Zealand, Denmark. Its Kronborg Castle served as the setting for William Shakespeare's play Hamlet.

name

A neighbourhood in north Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

name

A community in Arran-Elderslie municipality, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada.

name

Former name of Lake Elsinore, California (the settlement was renamed in 1972).

name

A town in Sevier County, Utah, United States.

Etymology

From Danish Helsingør, perhaps a derivation of hals (“narrow strait”, literally “throat; neck”), from Old Norse hals, from Proto-Germanic *halsaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kólsos. Compare also Helsinki and Helsingborg.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈɛlsəˌnɔɹ/
  • British English: /ˈɛlsɪnɔː/

Phrases

Lake Elsinore

Synonyms

Helsingør

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce elsinore?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɛlsəˌnɔɹ/.
What does elsinore mean?
A city in northern Zealand, Denmark. Its Kronborg Castle served as the setting for William Shakespeare's play Hamlet.
Where does elsinore come from?
It is traced to Danish.

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