Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hearn

/ˈhɪɹn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.86 in modern English

Syllables: hearn
IPA: /ˈhɪɹn/

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

past participle of hear

name

Example Sentences

"I've hearn it said that when a man has eaten a hearty dinner, and goes to sleep with the hot sun pourin' right down on him, he's apt to see and hear a good many strange things before he wakes up."
""'Tis a trifle early, but I hearn tell that lyin' makes people hungry.""
"Like enough he's hearn of that silver mine, and that's the reason he's after Johnnie.""

Etymology

* As an Irish surname, from Ó hEachthighearna (literally “descendant of Eachthighearna”) from each (“horse”) + tighearna (“lord, master”). * As an Irish surname, also from Ó hUidhrín; see Herron. * As an English surname, spelling variant of Heron. * As an English surname, from Old English hyrne (“river bend, hill recess”). * As an English surname, related to the root of horn. * As an English surname, named after Herne in Bedfordshire, from Old English hær (“stone”).

Origin

Source language: Irish

Word Breakdown

Root: -, hyrne

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈhɪɹn/
British English: /ˈhɪən/

Inflected Forms

Hearne (alternative) Herne (alternative)

Rhymes With

turn return learn concern burn earn stern byrne fern urn discern kern

Questions

How do you pronounce hearn?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhɪɹn/.
What does hearn mean?: past participle of hear
Where does hearn come from?: It is traced to Irish.

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