Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gelpi

/dʒˈɛlpi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.03 in modern English

Syllables: gelpi
IPA: /dʒˈɛlpi/

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Catalan.

Etymology

Borrowed from Catalan Gelpí, of uncertain origin, but compare gelpa (“goblet, cup”), presumably a borrowing from Old French gobelet.

Word Breakdown

Root: Gelpí

Inflected Forms

Gelpis (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce gelpi?: The recorded pronunciation is /dʒˈɛlpi/.
What does gelpi mean?: A surname from Catalan.
Where does gelpi come from?: Borrowed from Catalan Gelpí, of uncertain origin, but compare gelpa (“goblet, cup”), presumably a borrowing from Old French gobelet.

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