Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lundy

/lˈʌndi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.65 in modern English

Syllables: lundy
IPA: /lˈʌndi/

9

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

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An island in the Bristol Channel, off the coast of Devon, England, and included in Torridge district (OS grid ref SS14).

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A sea area corresponding to the Bristol Channel

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Etymology

The name means 'puffin island', from Old Norse lundi (“puffin”) + ey (“island”). Compare Lundey in Iceland.

Origin

Source language: Old Norse

Word Breakdown

Root: lundi

Inflected Forms

Lundys (plural)

Phrases

Lundy cabbage

Rhymes With

monday bundy burundi grundy mundy gundy cundy mundie vangundy

Questions

How do you pronounce lundy?: The recorded pronunciation is /lˈʌndi/.
What does lundy mean?: An island in the Bristol Channel, off the coast of Devon, England, and included in Torridge district (OS grid ref SS14).
Where does lundy come from?: It is traced to Old Norse.

How to pronounce lundy

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