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icelander

/ˈaɪs.lənd.ɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.78 in modern English

Syllables
ice-lander
IPA
/ˈaɪs.lənd.ɚ/
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person from Iceland or of Icelandic descent.

Etymology

From Iceland + -er. Displaced older Middle English Iselandman (“Icelander”, literally “Iceland man, Iceland person”).

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈaɪs.lənd.ɚ/
  • British English: /ˈaɪs.lənd.ə/

Inflected Forms

Icelanders (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce icelander?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈaɪs.lənd.ɚ/.
What does icelander mean?
A person from Iceland or of Icelandic descent.
Where does icelander come from?
From Iceland + -er. Displaced older Middle English Iselandman (“Icelander”, literally “Iceland man, Iceland person”).

How to pronounce icelander

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ˈaɪs.lənd.ɚ/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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