Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gemshorn

/ˈɡɛmzˌhɔɹn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: gemshorn
IPA: /ˈɡɛmzˌhɔɹn/

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An instrument of the ocarina family, historically made from the horn of a chamois, goat, or other animal.

noun

An organ stop with conical tin pipes.

Etymology

From German Gemshorn, literally "chamois horn".

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: Gemshorn

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Music.

Inflected Forms

gemshorns (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce gemshorn?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡɛmzˌhɔɹn/.
What does gemshorn mean?: An instrument of the ocarina family, historically made from the horn of a chamois, goat, or other animal.
Where does gemshorn come from?: It is traced to German.

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