Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

katahdin

/kəˈtɑdɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.88 in modern English

Syllables: katahdin
IPA: /kəˈtɑdɪn/

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Ellipsis of Mount Katahdin.

noun

A sheep of a particular breed developed in Maine.

Etymology

From Abenaki Ktaden, Ktaaden (“great mountain”), from kta-, gita- (“great”) (compare Penobscot kta- (“great”)) + aden (“mountain”) (whence also monadnock). Cognate to Penobscot Ktàtən.

Word Breakdown

Root: Ktaden

Inflected Forms

Katahdins (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce katahdin?: The recorded pronunciation is /kəˈtɑdɪn/.
What does katahdin mean?: Ellipsis of Mount Katahdin.
Where does katahdin come from?: From Abenaki Ktaden, Ktaaden (“great mountain”), from kta-, gita- (“great”) (compare Penobscot kta- (“great”)) + aden (“mountain”) (whence also monadnock). Cognate to Penobscot Ktàtən.

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