Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hibernia

/haɪˈbɜː(ɹ)nɪə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.08 in modern English

Syllables: hi-ber-nia
IPA: /haɪˈbɜː(ɹ)nɪə/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Ireland (a country in northwestern Europe).

name

A female personification of Ireland.

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Hibernia, which see.

Derived Forms

Hibernian

Synonyms

Erin

Rhymes With

hernia

Questions

How do you pronounce hibernia?: The recorded pronunciation is /haɪˈbɜː(ɹ)nɪə/.
What does hibernia mean?: Ireland (a country in northwestern Europe).
Where does hibernia come from?: Learned borrowing from Latin Hibernia, which see.

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