Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

glendalough

/ˌɡlɛndəˈlɒx/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.72 in modern English

Syllables: glen-dalough
IPA: /ˌɡlɛndəˈlɒx/

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A glacial valley in County Wicklow, Ireland, renowned for an early medieval monastic settlement founded in the 6th century by St Kevin.

Etymology

From Irish Gleann Dá Loch or Middle or Old Irish predecessor.

Origin

Source language: Irish

Word Breakdown

Root: Gleann Dá Loch

Questions

How do you pronounce glendalough?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɡlɛndəˈlɒx/.
What does glendalough mean?: A glacial valley in County Wicklow, Ireland, renowned for an early medieval monastic settlement founded in the 6th century by St Kevin.
Where does glendalough come from?: It is traced to Irish.

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