Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gillentine

/ɡˈɪləntˌaɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: gillen-tine
IPA: /ɡˈɪləntˌaɪn/

11

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from German.

Etymology

Americanized spelling of German Gellenthin, a habitational surname.

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: Gellenthin

Inflected Forms

Gillentines (plural) Gallentine (alternative)

Questions

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

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