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holbein

/hˈoʊlbaɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.31 in modern English

Syllables
hol-bein
IPA
/hˈoʊlbaɪn/
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from German.

Etymology

From a German nickname for a bowlegged person, from Middle High German hol (“hollow”) + bein (“leg”)

Origin

Word Breakdown

Derived Forms

Holbeinesque Holbeinian

Phrases

Holbein stitch

Questions

How do you pronounce holbein?
The recorded pronunciation is /hˈoʊlbaɪn/.
What does holbein mean?
A surname from German.
Where does holbein come from?
It is traced to German.

How to pronounce holbein

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