Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kebnekaise

[ˈkɛbnəˌkaisə]

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: keb-nekaise
IPA: [ˈkɛbnəˌkaisə]

20

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The highest mountain in Sweden.

Etymology

From Swedish Kebnekaise, from Northern Sami Giebmegáisi, from giebmi (“kettle, cauldron”) + gáisi (“tall mountain”).

Origin

Source language: Swedish

Word Breakdown

Root: Kebnekaise, Giebmegáisi

Questions

How do you pronounce kebnekaise?: The recorded pronunciation is [ˈkɛbnəˌkaisə].
What does kebnekaise mean?: The highest mountain in Sweden.
Where does kebnekaise come from?: It is traced to Swedish.

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