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mykines

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mykines
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The westernmost of the 18 main islands of the Faroe Islands.

name

The only village on Mykines island, Faroe Islands.

name

A village and former municipality of Argolis regional unit, Peloponnese region, Greece.

Etymology

The Faroese island and village is borrowed from Faroese Mykines, from Old Irish Muc Innis. The Greek village is borrowed from Greek Μυκήνες (Mykínes). Doublet of Mycenae.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Mykines, Muc Innis, Μυκήνες

Questions

What does mykines mean?
The westernmost of the 18 main islands of the Faroe Islands.
Where does mykines come from?
It is traced to Greek.

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