Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mordred

/ˈmɔɹdɹɪd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.40 in modern English

Syllables: mor-dred
IPA: /ˈmɔɹdɹɪd/

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The illegitimate son of King Arthur, who ultimately killed him in battle.

Etymology

Alteration of Modred, from Latin Modredus, from Proto-Brythonic *Modrọd (whence Old Breton Modrot, Old Cornish Modred, Old Welsh Medraut), perhaps from Latin Moderātus.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: Modredus, *Modrọd, Moderātus

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈmɔɹdɹɪd/
British English: /ˈmɔːdɹɪd/

Inflected Forms

Modred (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce mordred?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɔɹdɹɪd/.
What does mordred mean?: The illegitimate son of King Arthur, who ultimately killed him in battle.
Where does mordred come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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