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isle of wight

/ˌaɪl ə(v)ˈwaɪt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.13 in modern English

Syllables
isle of wight
IPA
/ˌaɪl ə(v)ˈwaɪt/
21
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
1
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An island, county, and unitary authority off the south coast of England, in the English Channel opposite Southampton.

name

An unincorporated community, the county seat of the Isle of Wight County, Virginia, United States.

Etymology

From Old English Wiht, Wihte iegland, from Proto-Celtic *Wextā, compare Welsh Ynys Wyth and Latin Vectis (c.150).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Wiht, *Wextā

Inflected Forms

the Isle of Wight (canonical)

Phrases

Isle of Wight County Isle of Wight disease Isle of Wighter

Frequently Paired Words

Vectensian caulkhead

Synonyms

IOW I.W. Vectis

Questions

How do you pronounce isle of wight?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌaɪl ə(v)ˈwaɪt/.
What does isle of wight mean?
An island, county, and unitary authority off the south coast of England, in the English Channel opposite Southampton.
Where does isle of wight come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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