Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gunter

/ɡˈʌntɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.76 in modern English

Syllables: gunter
IPA: /ɡˈʌntɚ/

7

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A male given name from the Germanic languages used in medieval England.

Obsolete

name

name

A city in Grayson County, Texas, United States.

name

Gunter's chain.

Obsolete; Slang

noun

A device used in sailing, for two main configurations of rig:

noun

A device used in sailing, for two main configurations of rig:

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰen- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰéntis Proto-Germanic *gunþiz Proto-Indo-European *ker-der. Proto-Indo-European *kóryos Proto-Germanic *harjaz Proto-Germanic *Gunþiharjaz Proto-West Germanic *Gunþihari Old High German Gundheri German Guntherbor. English Gunter From German Gunther, from Proto-West Germanic *Gunþihari, from Proto-Germanic *Gunþiharjaz.

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: Gunther, *Gunþihari, *Gunþiharjaz

Usage

Inflected Forms

gunters (plural)

Derived Forms

gunterite Guntersville

Phrases

Gunter's chain Gunter's line Gunter's quadrant Gunter's scale gunter rig

Homonyms

guntur

Rhymes With

hunter punter guntur munter blunter

Questions

How do you pronounce gunter?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɡˈʌntɚ/.
What does gunter mean?: A male given name from the Germanic languages used in medieval England.
Where does gunter come from?: It is traced to German.

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