Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lynskey

/lˈɪnski/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.88 in modern English

Syllables: lynskey
IPA: /lˈɪnski/

17

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Loingscigh, a variant of Ó Loingsigh, from which Lynch.

Origin

Source language: Irish

Word Breakdown

Root: Ó Loingscigh

Inflected Forms

Lynskeys (plural)

Homonyms

linsky

Rhymes With

lewinsky stravinsky kaminsky brzezinski krasinski kaminski kaczynski lipinski minsky dubinsky pinsky zielinski

Questions

How do you pronounce lynskey?: The recorded pronunciation is /lˈɪnski/.
What does lynskey mean?: A surname from Irish.
Where does lynskey come from?: It is traced to Irish.

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