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hainaut

/(h)eɪˈnoʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.72 in modern English

Syllables
hain-aut
IPA
/(h)eɪˈnoʊ/
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A province of Wallonia, Belgium.

name

A historical region and former county of Belgium.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English Henaud, from Middle French Haynau, Haynault, from Old French Hainau, from Early Medieval Latin Hainoavius, from Proto-West Germanic *Haginā (“river Haine”) + *gawi (“district”); the modern form and pronunciation is a refashioning after modern French Hainaut.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Henaud, Haynau, Hainau, Hainoavius, -

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /(h)eɪˈnoʊ/
  • British English: /ˈ(h)eɪnəʊ/

Inflected Forms

Hainault (alternative, archaic)

Frequently Paired Words

Hainault

Questions

How do you pronounce hainaut?
The recorded pronunciation is /(h)eɪˈnoʊ/.
What does hainaut mean?
A province of Wallonia, Belgium.
Where does hainaut come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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