Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

maynooth

/məˈnuːθ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.12 in modern English

Syllables: maynooth
IPA: /məˈnuːθ/

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A town in County Kildare, Ireland, about 22 km west of Dublin city centre: home of Maynooth University and St Patrick’s college.

Etymology

Borrowed from Irish Maigh Nuad (literally “plain of Nuada”).

Origin

Source language: Irish

Word Breakdown

Root: Maigh Nuad

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce maynooth?: The recorded pronunciation is /məˈnuːθ/.
What does maynooth mean?: A town in County Kildare, Ireland, about 22 km west of Dublin city centre: home of Maynooth University and St Patrick’s college.
Where does maynooth come from?: It is traced to Irish.

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