Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lispound

/ˈlɪspaʊnd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lis-pound
IPA: /ˈlɪspaʊnd/

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A unit of weight formerly used in the Baltic countries, varying between 17 and 19 pounds.

Etymology

Apparently from Dutch lijspond, a contraction of Lijfs pond (“Livonian pound”); or from the equivalent Low German lispunt, livespunt.

Origin

Source language: Dutch

Word Breakdown

Root: lijspond, lispunt

Inflected Forms

lispounds (plural) lispund (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce lispound?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈlɪspaʊnd/.
What does lispound mean?: A unit of weight formerly used in the Baltic countries, varying between 17 and 19 pounds.
Where does lispound come from?: It is traced to Dutch.

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