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lake skadar

/leɪk ˈskɑːdɑː(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
lake skadar
IPA
/leɪk ˈskɑːdɑː(ɹ)/
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The largest lake in the Balkans, located in the west of the peninsula on the border of Albania and Montenegro between the mountain of Rumija (and further aback the Adriatic Sea) to the southwest and marshland (and further aback the Prokletije) to the northeast.

Etymology

Calque of Serbo-Croatian Skadarsko jezero, Скадарско језеро, from Skadar, Скадар + -sko, -ско + jȅzero, је̏зеро (“lake”). The northwestern Albanian city of Shkodër (Skadar) sits at the lake's southeastern end and gives its name to the lake.

Synonyms

Lake Shkodër Lake Scutari Lake Shkodra

Questions

How do you pronounce lake skadar?
The recorded pronunciation is /leɪk ˈskɑːdɑː(ɹ)/.
What does lake skadar mean?
The largest lake in the Balkans, located in the west of the peninsula on the border of Albania and Montenegro between the mountain of Rumija (and further aback the Adriatic Sea) to the southwest and marshland (and further aback the Prokletije) to the northeast.
Where does lake skadar come from?
Calque of Serbo-Croatian Skadarsko jezero, Скадарско језеро, from Skadar, Скадар + -sko, -ско + jȅzero, је̏зеро (“lake”). The northwestern Albanian city of Shkodër (Skadar) sits at the lake's southeastern end and gives its name to the lake.

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