Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jelgava

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: jel-ga-va
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A town in central Latvia, the largest town in Semigallia.

Example Sentences

"[The city is] at least ten Rigas and Jelgavas put together! Palace upon palace, bridge upon bridge, tower upon tower."

Etymology

See etymology at Livonian Jālgab.

Questions

What does jelgava mean?: A town in central Latvia, the largest town in Semigallia.
Where does jelgava come from?: See etymology at Livonian Jālgab.

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