fourpenny
/ˈfɔːpəni/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.05 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A hamlet in Sutherland, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NH8094).
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwṓr Proto-Germanic *fedwōr Proto-West Germanic *feuwar Old English fēower Middle English four English four Pre-Greekder.? Ancient Greek πᾰτᾰ́νη (pătắnē)bor. Latin patina Latin panna? Latin pannus? Proto-Indo-European *-n̥kʷo-der.? Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Germanic *-īnaz Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz ? Proto-Germanic *-ingaz Proto-Germanic *panningaz Proto-West Germanic *panning Old English peniġ Middle English peny English penny English fourpenny From four + penny.
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ˈfɔːpəni/