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hjort

/həjˈɔɹt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.70 in modern English

Syllables
hjort
IPA
/həjˈɔɹt/
15
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Etymology

Borrowed from Danish, Norwegian and Swedish Hjort, a nickname from hjort (“hart, stag”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Hjorts (plural)

Rhymes With

support court short report sort port sport transport fort resort ct import

Questions

How do you pronounce hjort?
The recorded pronunciation is /həjˈɔɹt/.
What does hjort mean?
A surname.
Where does hjort come from?
It is traced to Norwegian.

How to pronounce hjort

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