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glackin

/ɡlˈækɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.13 in modern English

Syllables
glackin
IPA
/ɡlˈækɪn/
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Glacáin, from a diminutive of glac (“grasp”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Glackins (plural) Glacken (alternative)

Rhymes With

makin lakin brackin

Questions

How do you pronounce glackin?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɡlˈækɪn/.
What does glackin mean?
A surname from Irish.
Where does glackin come from?
It is traced to Irish.

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