Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lyonesse

/liːɒˈnɛs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.39 in modern English

Syllables: ly-onesse
IPA: /liːɒˈnɛs/

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A kingdom mentioned in Arthurian legend, consisting of a long strand of land stretching from Land's End at the southwestern tip of Cornwall, England to what is now the Isles of Scilly in the Celtic Sea portion of the Atlantic Ocean. It was considered lost after being swallowed by the ocean in a single night.

Inflected Forms

Lyonnesse (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce lyonesse?: The recorded pronunciation is /liːɒˈnɛs/.
What does lyonesse mean?: A kingdom mentioned in Arthurian legend, consisting of a long strand of land stretching from Land's End at the southwestern tip of Cornwall, England to what is now the Isles of Scilly in the Celtic Sea portion of the Atlantic Ocean. It was considered lost after being swallowed by the ocean in a single night.

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